diff --git a/scripts/cli/playground b/scripts/cli/playground
index a8d12228bd..6111bf2fc2 100755
--- a/scripts/cli/playground
+++ b/scripts/cli/playground
@@ -18302,14 +18302,31 @@ playground_connector_plugin_versions_command() {
               exit 1
           fi
 
+          if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+          # macOS
+          current_date=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")" "+%s")
+          else
+          # Linux
+          current_date=$(date +%s)
+          fi
           while IFS= read -r row; do
               IFS=$'\n'
               arr=($(echo "$row" | jq -r '.version, .manifest_url, .release_date'))
               version="${arr[0]}"
               #manifest_url="${arr[1]}"
               release_date="${arr[2]}"
+              if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+              # macOS
+              release_date_sec=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "$release_date" "+%s")
+              else
+              # Linux
+              release_date_sec=$(date -d "$release_date" "+%s")
+              fi
+
+              # Calculate the difference in days
+              diff=$(( (current_date - release_date_sec) / 60 / 60 / 24 ))
 
-              echo "🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date" >> $filename
+              echo "🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date ($diff days ago)" >> $filename
           done <<< "$(echo "$curl_output" | jq -c '.[]')"
       else
           logerror "❌ curl request failed with error code $ret!"
@@ -18562,6 +18579,7 @@ playground_connector_versions_command() {
 
           # latest
           latest=$(playground connector-plugin versions --connector-plugin $owner/$name --last 1)
+          latest_to_compare=$(echo "$latest" | sed 's/ ([0-9]* days ago)//')
 
           manifest_file="$root_folder/confluent-hub/$full_connector_name/manifest.json"
           if [ -f $manifest_file ]
@@ -18574,7 +18592,7 @@ playground_connector_versions_command() {
           fi
 
           current="🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date"
-          if [ "$current" == "$latest" ]
+          if [ "$current" == "$latest_to_compare" ]
           then
               log "👻 Version currently used for $owner/$name is latest"
               echo "$current"
diff --git a/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector-plugin/versions.sh b/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector-plugin/versions.sh
index 601ad2759c..39348b4c5a 100644
--- a/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector-plugin/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector-plugin/versions.sh
@@ -51,14 +51,31 @@ then
             exit 1
         fi
 
+        if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+        # macOS
+        current_date=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")" "+%s")
+        else
+        # Linux
+        current_date=$(date +%s)
+        fi
         while IFS= read -r row; do
             IFS=$'\n'
             arr=($(echo "$row" | jq -r '.version, .manifest_url, .release_date'))
             version="${arr[0]}"
             #manifest_url="${arr[1]}"
             release_date="${arr[2]}"
+            if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+            # macOS
+            release_date_sec=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "$release_date" "+%s")
+            else
+            # Linux
+            release_date_sec=$(date -d "$release_date" "+%s")
+            fi
+
+            # Calculate the difference in days
+            diff=$(( (current_date - release_date_sec) / 60 / 60 / 24 ))
 
-            echo "🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date" >> $filename
+            echo "🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date ($diff days ago)" >> $filename
         done <<< "$(echo "$curl_output" | jq -c '.[]')"
     else
         logerror "❌ curl request failed with error code $ret!"
diff --git a/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector/versions.sh b/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector/versions.sh
index c416e86108..86a364aabb 100644
--- a/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/cli/src/commands/connector/versions.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ else
 
         # latest
         latest=$(playground connector-plugin versions --connector-plugin $owner/$name --last 1)
+        latest_to_compare=$(echo "$latest" | sed 's/ ([0-9]* days ago)//')
 
         ## current version
         manifest_file="$root_folder/confluent-hub/$full_connector_name/manifest.json"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ else
         fi
 
         current="🔢 v$version - 📅 release date: $release_date"
-        if [ "$current" == "$latest" ]
+        if [ "$current" == "$latest_to_compare" ]
         then
             log "👻 Version currently used for $owner/$name is latest"
             echo "$current"
diff --git a/scripts/tests-ignored.txt b/scripts/tests-ignored.txt
index 7409c0456d..8461758b35 100644
--- a/scripts/tests-ignored.txt
+++ b/scripts/tests-ignored.txt
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ redshift-jdbc-sink.sh
 snowflake-sink-snowpipe-streaming.sh
 
 # no need to test in CI
-azure-cognitive-search-sink-proxy.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+azure-cognitive-search-sink-proxy.sh
+s3-sink-with-short-lived-creds.sh
\ No newline at end of file