diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx
index a7b02499fb..d51890693e 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/components/ReleaseModal.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { formatISO } from 'date-fns';
 import { utcToZonedTime, zonedTimeToUtc } from 'date-fns-tz';
 import { Formik, Form, useFormikContext } from 'formik';
-import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { MessageDescriptor, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { pluginId } from '../pluginId';
@@ -111,7 +111,14 @@ export const ReleaseModal = ({
               <Form>
                 <Modal.Body>
                   <Flex direction="column" alignItems="stretch" gap={6}>
-                    <Field.Root name="name" error={errors.name} required>
+                    <Field.Root
+                      name="name"
+                      error={
+                        errors.name &&
+                        formatMessage({ id: errors.name, defaultMessage: errors.name })
+                      }
+                      required
+                    >
                       <Field.Label>
                         {formatMessage({
                           id: 'content-releases.modal.form.input.label.release-name',
@@ -158,7 +165,14 @@ export const ReleaseModal = ({
                       <>
                         <Flex gap={4} alignItems="start">
                           <Box width="100%">
-                            <Field.Root name="date" error={errors.date} required>
+                            <Field.Root
+                              name="date"
+                              error={
+                                errors.date &&
+                                formatMessage({ id: errors.date, defaultMessage: errors.date })
+                              }
+                              required
+                            >
                               <Field.Label>
                                 {formatMessage({
                                   id: 'content-releases.modal.form.input.label.date',
@@ -186,7 +200,14 @@ export const ReleaseModal = ({
                             </Field.Root>
                           </Box>
                           <Box width="100%">
-                            <Field.Root name="time" error={errors.time} required>
+                            <Field.Root
+                              name="time"
+                              error={
+                                errors.time &&
+                                formatMessage({ id: errors.time, defaultMessage: errors.time })
+                              }
+                              required
+                            >
                               <Field.Label>
                                 {formatMessage({
                                   id: 'content-releases.modal.form.input.label.time',
@@ -269,7 +290,13 @@ const TimezoneComponent = ({ timezoneOptions }: { timezoneOptions: ITimezoneOpti
   }, [setFieldValue, values.date, values.timezone]);
 
   return (
-    <Field.Root name="timezone" error={errors.timezone} required>
+    <Field.Root
+      name="timezone"
+      error={
+        errors.timezone && formatMessage({ id: errors.timezone, defaultMessage: errors.timezone })
+      }
+      required
+    >
       <Field.Label>
         {formatMessage({
           id: 'content-releases.modal.form.input.label.timezone',
diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleasesPage.tsx b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleasesPage.tsx
index e6a3cde28e..5ca93d1a7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleasesPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/pages/ReleasesPage.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from '@strapi/design-system';
 import { Plus } from '@strapi/icons';
 import { EmptyDocuments } from '@strapi/icons/symbols';
+import { format } from 'date-fns';
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useNavigate, useLocation, NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { styled } from 'styled-components';
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ const StyledAlert = styled(Alert)`
 
 const INITIAL_FORM_VALUES = {
   name: '',
-  date: undefined,
+  date: format(new Date(), 'yyyy-MM-dd'),
   time: '',
   isScheduled: true,
   scheduledAt: null,
diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/translations/en.json b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/translations/en.json
index ecd795558e..9d79e7e108 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/translations/en.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   "modal.form.input.label.timezone": "Timezone",
   "modal.form.input.clearLabel": "Clear",
   "modal.form.button.submit": "{isCreatingRelease, select, true {Continue} other {Save}}",
+  "modal.form.time.has-passed": "Selected time has already passed.",
   "pages.Details.header-subtitle": "{number, plural, =0 {No entries} one {# entry} other {# entries}}",
   "pages.Releases.tab-group.label": "Releases list",
   "pages.Releases.tab.pending": "Pending ({count})",
diff --git a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/validation/schemas.ts b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/validation/schemas.ts
index d93aadbdd1..4e8973a179 100644
--- a/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/validation/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/core/content-releases/admin/src/validation/schemas.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,51 @@
 import { translatedErrors } from '@strapi/admin/strapi-admin';
+import { zonedTimeToUtc } from 'date-fns-tz';
 import * as yup from 'yup';
 
+/**
+ * FormikErrors type enforce us to always return a string as error.
+ * We need these errors to be translated, so we need to create a hook to be able to use the formatMessage function.
+ */
 export const RELEASE_SCHEMA = yup
   .object()
   .shape({
-    name: yup.string().trim().required({
-      id: translatedErrors.required.id,
-      defaultMessage: 'This field is required',
-    }),
+    name: yup.string().trim().required(translatedErrors.required.id),
     scheduledAt: yup.string().nullable(),
     isScheduled: yup.boolean().optional(),
-    time: yup.string().when('isScheduled', {
-      is: true,
-      then: yup.string().trim().required({
-        id: translatedErrors.required.id,
-        defaultMessage: 'This field is required',
-      }),
-      otherwise: yup.string().nullable(),
-    }),
+    time: yup
+      .string()
+      .when('isScheduled', {
+        is: true,
+        then: yup.string().trim().required(translatedErrors.required.id),
+        otherwise: yup.string().nullable(),
+      })
+      .test(
+        'time-in-future-if-today',
+        'content-releases.modal.form.time.has-passed',
+        function (time) {
+          const { date, timezone } = this.parent;
+
+          if (!date || !timezone || !time) {
+            return true;
+          }
+
+          // Timezone is in format "UTC&Europe/Paris", so we get the region part for the dates functions
+          const region = timezone.split('&')[1];
+
+          const selectedTime = zonedTimeToUtc(`${date} ${time}`, region);
+          const now = new Date();
+
+          return selectedTime > now;
+        }
+      ),
     timezone: yup.string().when('isScheduled', {
       is: true,
-      then: yup
-        .string()
-        .required({
-          id: translatedErrors.required.id,
-          defaultMessage: 'This field is required',
-        })
-        .nullable(),
+      then: yup.string().required(translatedErrors.required.id).nullable(),
       otherwise: yup.string().nullable(),
     }),
     date: yup.string().when('isScheduled', {
       is: true,
-      then: yup
-        .string()
-        .required({
-          id: translatedErrors.required.id,
-          defaultMessage: 'This field is required',
-        })
-        .nullable(),
+      then: yup.string().required(translatedErrors.required.id).nullable(),
       otherwise: yup.string().nullable(),
     }),
   })