diff --git a/catalog/dags/database/batched_update/batched_update_dag.py b/catalog/dags/database/batched_update/batched_update_dag.py
index 40e0a83f3bf..9443f7e6796 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/database/batched_update/batched_update_dag.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/database/batched_update/batched_update_dag.py
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@
             pattern="^WHERE",
         ),
         "update_query": Param(
-            default="SET...",
+            default="SET updated_on = NOW(), ...",
             type="string",
             description=(
                 "The part of the SQL `UPDATE` command, beginning with `SET`, that"
                 " will be run for each batch."
             ),
-            pattern="^SET",
+            pattern="^SET updated_on = NOW()",
         ),
         "batch_size": Param(
             default=constants.DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE,
diff --git a/catalog/dags/popularity/sql.py b/catalog/dags/popularity/sql.py
index 388bd02f92c..4edd024fb8e 100644
--- a/catalog/dags/popularity/sql.py
+++ b/catalog/dags/popularity/sql.py
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ def format_update_standardized_popularity_query(
     by a `batched_update` DagRun.
     """
     return (
-        f"SET {col.STANDARDIZED_POPULARITY.db_name} ="
+        f"SET {col.UPDATED_ON.db_name} = NOW(),"
+        f" {col.STANDARDIZED_POPULARITY.db_name} ="
         f" {sql_info.standardized_popularity_fn}({sql_info.media_table}.{PARTITION},"
         f" {sql_info.media_table}.{METADATA_COLUMN})"
     )
diff --git a/catalog/tests/dags/popularity/test_sql.py b/catalog/tests/dags/popularity/test_sql.py
index 3c42ab860e0..6ae57652328 100644
--- a/catalog/tests/dags/popularity/test_sql.py
+++ b/catalog/tests/dags/popularity/test_sql.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def test_standardized_popularity_function_calculates(
                     "query_id": "foo_provider_popularity_refresh_20230101",
                     "table_name": "image",
                     "select_query": "WHERE provider='foo_provider' AND updated_on < '2023-01-01 00:00:00'",
-                    "update_query": "SET standardized_popularity = standardized_image_popularity(image.provider, image.meta_data)",
+                    "update_query": "SET updated_on = NOW(), standardized_popularity = standardized_image_popularity(image.provider, image.meta_data)",
                     "batch_size": 10000,
                     "update_timeout": 3600.0,
                     "dry_run": False,
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def test_standardized_popularity_function_calculates(
                     "query_id": "my_provider_popularity_refresh_20230101",
                     "table_name": "audio",
                     "select_query": "WHERE provider='my_provider' AND updated_on < '2023-01-01 00:00:00'",
-                    "update_query": "SET standardized_popularity = standardized_audio_popularity(audio.provider, audio.meta_data)",
+                    "update_query": "SET updated_on = NOW(), standardized_popularity = standardized_audio_popularity(audio.provider, audio.meta_data)",
                     "batch_size": 10000,
                     "update_timeout": 3600.0,
                     "dry_run": False,
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def test_standardized_popularity_function_calculates(
                     "query_id": "your_provider_popularity_refresh_20230101",
                     "table_name": "audio",
                     "select_query": "WHERE provider='your_provider' AND updated_on < '2023-01-01 00:00:00'",
-                    "update_query": "SET standardized_popularity = standardized_audio_popularity(audio.provider, audio.meta_data)",
+                    "update_query": "SET updated_on = NOW(), standardized_popularity = standardized_audio_popularity(audio.provider, audio.meta_data)",
                     "batch_size": 10000,
                     "update_timeout": 3600.0,
                     "dry_run": False,