diff --git a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/package.json b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/package.json
index a4e5f7a9f..2651df5bd 100644
--- a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/package.json
+++ b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "uuid": "9.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@internationalized/date": "^3.0.0",
     "react": ">=17.0.2",
     "react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
   }
diff --git a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/src/__tests__/__component__/Filterbar.cy.tsx b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/src/__tests__/__component__/Filterbar.cy.tsx
index a82855254..f0796e9da 100644
--- a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/src/__tests__/__component__/Filterbar.cy.tsx
+++ b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-filters/src/__tests__/__component__/Filterbar.cy.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // TODO try and get TS path alias working to avoid relative paths like this
-import { defaultPatternsByType, formatDate } from "@finos/vuu-utils";
 import {
   DefaultFilterBar,
   FilterBarMultipleFilters,
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 const FILTER_CONTAINER = ".vuuFilterBar-filters";
 const ADD_BUTTON = ".vuuFilterBar-add";
 const FILTER_CLAUSE = ".vuuFilterClause";
+const VISIBLE_MONTH = ".saltCalendarCarousel-slide:not([aria-hidden])";
 
 const findFilter = (className: string) =>
   cy.get(FILTER_CONTAINER).find(className);
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ const getDate = (t: "start-today" | "start-tomorrow" | "end-today") => {
 
 describe("WHEN a user applies a date filter", () => {
   const DATE_COLUMN = "lastUpdated";
-  const todayDateFormatted = formatDate({ date: defaultPatternsByType.date })(
-    new Date()
-  );
   const startOfToday = getDate("start-today").getTime();
   const endOfToday = getDate("end-today").getTime();
   const startOfTomorrow = getDate("start-tomorrow").getTime();
@@ -507,7 +504,7 @@ describe("WHEN a user applies a date filter", () => {
       cy.get(ADD_BUTTON).realClick();
       clickListItems(DATE_COLUMN, op);
       cy.get(".vuuDatePopup .vuuIconButton").realClick();
-      cy.get(".saltCalendarDay-today:not(.saltCalendarDay-hidden)").realClick();
+      cy.get(`${VISIBLE_MONTH} .saltCalendarDay-today`).realClick();
       cy.realPress("ArrowRight");
       clickButton("Save");
       waitUntilEditableLabelIsFocused();
diff --git a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-ui-controls/package.json b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-ui-controls/package.json
index 8245ee246..971b7950d 100644
--- a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-ui-controls/package.json
+++ b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-ui-controls/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@finos/vuu-utils": "0.0.26"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@internationalized/date": "^3.0.0",
     "clsx": "^2.0.0",
     "react": ">=17.0.2",
     "react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
diff --git a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-utils/package.json b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-utils/package.json
index 6c16269d7..5d7f6b091 100644
--- a/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-utils/package.json
+++ b/vuu-ui/packages/vuu-utils/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "@finos/vuu-protocol-types": "0.0.26"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@internationalized/date": "^3.0.0",
     "react": ">=17.0.2",
     "react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
   },