diff --git a/workflow/engine/xmlform/dynaforms/fields/date.xml b/workflow/engine/xmlform/dynaforms/fields/date.xml
index 98bcd9c10..1db39a04b 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/xmlform/dynaforms/fields/date.xml
+++ b/workflow/engine/xmlform/dynaforms/fields/date.xml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ SELECT XMLNODE_NAME, TYPE FROM dynaForm WHERE XMLNODE_NAME = @@PME_XMLNODE_NAME
   <en>Start and End Dates</en>
 </PME_SUBTITLE3>
 
-<PME_STARTDATE type="date" defaultvalue="" beforedate="-900y" afterdate="900y">
+<PME_STARTDATE type="date" defaultvalue="" beforedate="-100y" afterdate="26y">
   <en>Start Date</en>
 </PME_STARTDATE>
 
-<PME_ENDDATE type="date" defaultvalue="" beforedate="-900y" afterdate="900y">
+<PME_ENDDATE type="date" defaultvalue="" beforedate="-100y" afterdate="26y">
   <en>End Date</en>
 </PME_ENDDATE>