diff --git a/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py b/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eebb37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/orm/migrations/versions/604bf4e66c2b_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Add content_date_description to version_metadata
+
+Revision ID: 604bf4e66c2b
+Revises: ef3392e8e054
+Create Date: 2024-10-31 16:52:56.571782
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import sqlalchemy_utils
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '604bf4e66c2b'
+down_revision = 'ef3392e8e054'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('version_metadata', sa.Column('content_date_description', sa.String(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('version_metadata', 'content_date_description')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py b/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
index f1a09042..df39cc94 100644
--- a/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
+++ b/app/models/orm/version_metadata.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class VersionMetadata(Base, MetadataMixin):
     version = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False)
     content_date = db.Column(db.Date)
     content_start_date = db.Column(db.Date)
+    content_date_description = db.Column(db.String)
     content_end_date = db.Column(db.Date)
     last_update = db.Column(db.Date)
     description = db.Column(db.String)
diff --git a/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py b/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
index 01f5a730..63e836d8 100644
--- a/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
+++ b/app/models/pydantic/metadata.py
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ class VersionMetadata(CommonMetadata):
         None,
         description="Date range covered by the content",
     )
-
+    content_date_description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Date of content to display",
+    )
     last_update: Optional[date] = Field(
         None,
         description="Date the data were last updated",
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ class Config:
                         "start_date": "2000-01-01",  # TODO fix date
                         "end_date": "2021-04-06",
                     },
+                    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
                 }
             ]
         }
@@ -159,6 +163,10 @@ class VersionMetadataUpdate(VersionMetadataIn):
         None,
         description="Date range covered by the content",
     )
+    content_date_description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="Date of content to display",
+    )
 
     last_update: Optional[date] = Field(
         None,
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index a9a4075a..026fbf2e 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 version_metadata = {
     "content_date_range": {"start_date": "2000-01-01", "end_date": "2021-01-01"},
+    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
     "last_update": "2020-01-03",
     "spatial_resolution": 10,
     "resolution_description": "10 meters",
diff --git a/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py b/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
index 63a81369..07f442d2 100644
--- a/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
+++ b/tests_v2/fixtures/metadata/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 VERSION_METADATA = {
     "content_date_range": {"start_date": "2000-01-01", "end_date": "2021-01-01"},
+    "content_date_description": "2000 - present",
     "last_update": "2020-01-03",
     "spatial_resolution": 10,
     "resolution_description": "10 meters",