diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
index cc6760e17..f674e7a8c 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/module/scripts/dialogs/schema-alignment-dialog.js
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ SchemaAlignmentDialog._initField = function(inputContainer, mode, initialValue,
       changedCallback();
     });
 
-    SchemaAlignmentDialog.setupStringInputValidation(input, /^\d{4}(-[0-1]\d(-[0-3]\d)?)?$/);
+    SchemaAlignmentDialog.setupStringInputValidation(input, /^((\d{4}(-[0-1]\d(-[0-3]\d)?)?)|TODAY)$/);
    } else if (mode === "globe-coordinate") {
      input.attr("placeholder", "lat,lon");
      var propagateValue = function(val) {
diff --git a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/operations/PerformWikibaseEditsOperation.java b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/operations/PerformWikibaseEditsOperation.java
index eb880c7b5..78db88a26 100644
--- a/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/operations/PerformWikibaseEditsOperation.java
+++ b/extensions/wikidata/src/org/openrefine/wikidata/operations/PerformWikibaseEditsOperation.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class PerformWikibaseEditsOperation extends EngineDependentOperation {
             // make sure they can be told apart.
             String summaryWithoutCommas = _summary.replaceAll(", ","ꓹ ").replaceAll(": ","։ ");
             String summary = summaryWithoutCommas + String.format(" ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/%s|details]])",
-                    (Long.toHexString(token).substring(0, 9)));
+                    (Long.toHexString(token).substring(0, 10)));
 
             // Evaluate the schema
             List<ItemUpdate> itemDocuments = _schema.evaluate(_project, _engine);