diff --git a/provision/inputs/silabs.json b/provision/inputs/silabs.json
index 7b41a3f99012b7..ebf0f149fe7ed4 100644
--- a/provision/inputs/silabs.json
+++ b/provision/inputs/silabs.json
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     "matter": {
         "instance_info": {
             "vendor_id": 4169,
-            "product_id": 32773,
-            "manufacturing_date": "0000-00-00"
+            "product_id": 32773
         },
         "commissionable_data": {
             "discriminator": 3841,
diff --git a/provision/modules/manager.py b/provision/modules/manager.py
index e402e248785ae6..f0e9b72e50ccc7 100644
--- a/provision/modules/manager.py
+++ b/provision/modules/manager.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import random
 import base64
 import importlib
+import datetime
 import modules.util as _util
 import modules.tools as _tools
 import modules.device as _dev
@@ -114,6 +115,11 @@ def computeDefaults(self, paths, args):
         if(args.int(ID.kProductId) is None):
             raise ValueError("Missing product ID")
 
+        # Manufacturing Date
+        mdate = args.get(ID.kManufacturingDate)
+        if mdate.value is None:
+            mdate.set("{:%Y-%m-%d}".format(datetime.date.today()))
+
         # Credentials
         creds = _creds.Credentials(paths, args)
         creds.collect()