diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/cypress/e2e/policy/policy_details.cy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/cypress/e2e/policy/policy_details.cy.ts
index c391fda353e41..6e1749b2d8459 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/cypress/e2e/policy/policy_details.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/cypress/e2e/policy/policy_details.cy.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ describe(
       describe('Renders and saves protection updates', () => {
         let indexedPolicy: IndexedFleetEndpointPolicyResponse;
         let policy: PolicyData;
-        const today = moment.utc();
-        const formattedToday = today.format('MMMM DD, YYYY');
+        const defaultDate = moment.utc().subtract(1, 'days');
+        const formattedDefaultDate = defaultDate.format('MMMM DD, YYYY');
 
         beforeEach(() => {
           login();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe(
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-deployed-version').contains('latest');
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-manifest-name-version-to-deploy-title');
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-version-to-deploy-picker').within(() => {
-            cy.get('input').should('have.value', formattedToday);
+            cy.get('input').should('have.value', formattedDefaultDate);
           });
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-manifest-name-note-title');
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-manifest-note');
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe(
           cy.getByTestSubj('protectionUpdatesSaveButton').click();
           cy.wait('@policy').then(({ request, response }) => {
             expect(request.body.inputs[0].config.policy.value.global_manifest_version).to.equal(
-              today.format('YYYY-MM-DD')
+              defaultDate.format('YYYY-MM-DD')
             );
             expect(response?.statusCode).to.equal(200);
           });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe(
           });
 
           cy.getByTestSubj('protectionUpdatesSuccessfulMessage');
-          cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-deployed-version').contains(formattedToday);
+          cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-deployed-version').contains(formattedDefaultDate);
           cy.getByTestSubj('protection-updates-manifest-note').contains(testNote);
           cy.getByTestSubj('protectionUpdatesSaveButton').should('be.disabled');
         });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/policy/view/protection_updates/protection_updates_layout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/policy/view/protection_updates/protection_updates_layout.tsx
index cf7012f901974..dc260fdb6449d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/policy/view/protection_updates/protection_updates_layout.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/management/pages/policy/view/protection_updates/protection_updates_layout.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ export const ProtectionUpdatesLayout = React.memo<ProtectionUpdatesLayoutProps>(
     const [manifestVersion, setManifestVersion] = useState(deployedVersion);
 
     const today = moment.utc();
-    const [selectedDate, setSelectedDate] = useState<Moment>(today);
+    const defaultDate = today.clone().subtract(1, 'days');
+
+    const [selectedDate, setSelectedDate] = useState<Moment>(defaultDate);
 
     const { data: fetchedNote, isLoading: getNoteInProgress } = useGetProtectionUpdatesNote({
       packagePolicyId: _policy.id,
@@ -181,24 +183,24 @@ export const ProtectionUpdatesLayout = React.memo<ProtectionUpdatesLayoutProps>(
         if (checked && !automaticUpdatesEnabled) {
           setManifestVersion('latest');
           // Clear selected date on user enabling automatic updates
-          if (selectedDate !== today) {
-            setSelectedDate(today);
+          if (selectedDate !== defaultDate) {
+            setSelectedDate(defaultDate);
           }
         } else {
           setManifestVersion(selectedDate.format(internalDateFormat));
         }
       },
-      [automaticUpdatesEnabled, selectedDate, today]
+      [automaticUpdatesEnabled, selectedDate, defaultDate]
     );
 
     const updateDatepickerSelectedDate = useCallback(
       (date: Moment | null) => {
-        if (date?.isAfter(cutoffDate) && date?.isSameOrBefore(today)) {
-          setSelectedDate(date || today);
+        if (date?.isAfter(cutoffDate) && date?.isSameOrBefore(defaultDate)) {
+          setSelectedDate(date || defaultDate);
           setManifestVersion(date?.format(internalDateFormat) || 'latest');
         }
       },
-      [cutoffDate, today]
+      [cutoffDate, defaultDate]
     );
 
     const renderVersionToDeployPicker = () => {
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ export const ProtectionUpdatesLayout = React.memo<ProtectionUpdatesLayoutProps>(
                 popoverPlacement={'downCenter'}
                 dateFormat={displayDateFormat}
                 selected={selectedDate}
-                maxDate={today}
+                maxDate={defaultDate}
                 minDate={cutoffDate}
                 onChange={updateDatepickerSelectedDate}
               />
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/fleet_integration.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/fleet_integration.test.ts
index 3d586d1dfab1a..7c861bf87f18f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/fleet_integration.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/fleet_integration.test.ts
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ describe('ingest_integration tests ', () => {
       licenseEmitter.next(Enterprise); // set license level to enterprise
     });
 
+    const validDateYesterday = moment.utc().subtract(1, 'day');
+
     it.each([
       {
         date: 'invalid',
@@ -457,13 +459,21 @@ describe('ingest_integration tests ', () => {
       },
       {
         date: '2100-10-01',
-        message: 'Global manifest version cannot be in the future. UTC time.',
+        message: `Global manifest version cannot be in the future. Latest selectable date is ${validDateYesterday.format(
+          'MMMM DD, YYYY'
+        )} UTC time.`,
+      },
+      {
+        date: validDateYesterday.clone().add(1, 'day').format('YYYY-MM-DD'),
+        message: `Global manifest version cannot be in the future. Latest selectable date is ${validDateYesterday.format(
+          'MMMM DD, YYYY'
+        )} UTC time.`,
       },
       {
         date: 'latest',
       },
       {
-        date: moment.utc().subtract(1, 'day').format('YYYY-MM-DD'), // Correct date
+        date: validDateYesterday.format('YYYY-MM-DD'), // Correct date
       },
     ])(
       'should return bad request for invalid endpoint package policy global manifest values',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/handlers/validate_endpoint_package_policy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/handlers/validate_endpoint_package_policy.ts
index d8f1a8afecd79..f63d07d890c2d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/handlers/validate_endpoint_package_policy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/fleet_integration/handlers/validate_endpoint_package_policy.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ export const validateEndpointPackagePolicy = (inputs: NewPackagePolicyInput[]) =
           'Global manifest version is too far in the past. Please use either "latest" or a date within the last 18 months. The earliest valid date is October 1, 2023, in UTC time.'
         );
       }
-      if (parsedDate.isAfter(moment.utc())) {
+      const minAllowedDate = moment.utc().subtract(1, 'day');
+      if (parsedDate.isAfter(minAllowedDate)) {
         throw createManifestVersionError(
-          'Global manifest version cannot be in the future. UTC time.'
+          `Global manifest version cannot be in the future. Latest selectable date is ${minAllowedDate.format(
+            'MMMM DD, YYYY'
+          )} UTC time.`
         );
       }
     }