diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml
index 285daba..a4c7c33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_pr.yml
@@ -26,36 +26,4 @@ jobs:
         run: python3 -m pip install yamllint
 
       - name: Lint YAML files
-        run: "yamllint -f github -d '{extends: default, rules: {line-length: disable}}' _data/guides.yml"
-
-          # Auto-generate date job to update _config.yml
-  auto-gen-date:
-    name: Update ci_last_modified_date
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          persist-credentials: true
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set date
-        id: set_date
-        run: |
-          date_value=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-          echo "date_yyyy_mm_dd=$date_value" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "date=$date_value" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Update _config.yml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@master
-        with:
-          cmd: yq -i '.ci_last_modified_date = "${{ steps.set_date.outputs.date }}"' _config.yml
-
-      - name: Commit and Push
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
-        with:
-          commit_message: "ci: Auto-update date to ${{ steps.set_date.outputs.date }} [skip ci]"
-          file_pattern: "_config.yml"
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+        run: "yamllint -f github -d '{extends: default, rules: {line-length: disable}}' _data/guides.yml"
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diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 18905fa..85fcd1e 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ compress_html:
 sass:
   quiet_deps: true # https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs/issues/1541
   silence_deprecations: ["import"] # https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs/issues/1607
-ci_last_modified_date: "2025-12-05"
+ci_last_modified_date: "2025-12-10"
diff --git a/_layouts/minimal_search.html b/_layouts/minimal_search.html
index 1761307..536342f 100644
--- a/_layouts/minimal_search.html
+++ b/_layouts/minimal_search.html
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
             </a>
             <h1><a href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">📚 Learn@MDL</a></h1>
             <p>Browse and discover tutorials and workshops from the Map & Data Library, University of Toronto.</p>
-            <p style="color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 10px;">Last updated: {{ site.ci_last_modified_date | default: "N/A" }}</p>
+            <p style="color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 10px;">Last updated: {{ site.time | date: "%Y-%m-%d" | default: "N/A" }}</p>
         </header>
 
         <div class="sticky-search-wrapper">