diff --git a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
index 4bb1b0f8b..c5e14d31b 100644
--- a/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/defaults.yaml
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ soc:
               # The id (UUIDv4) is pregenerated and can safely be used.
               # Click "Convert" to convert the Sigma rule to use Security Onion field mappings within an EQL query
               #
-              # Rule Creation Guide: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/wiki/Rule-Creation-Guide
+              # Rule Creation Guide: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/wiki/Rule-Creation-High%E2%80%90Level-Guide
               # Logsources: https://sigmahq.io/docs/basics/log-sources.html
 
               title: 'A Short Capitalized Title With Less Than 50 Characters'
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ soc:
               references:
                 - 'https://local.invalid'
               author: '@SecurityOnion'
-              date: 'YYYY/MM/DD'
+              date: '[today]'
               tags:
                 - detection.threat_hunting
                 - attack.technique_id