diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 41e51892..f2517d66 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ repos:
         entry: ./script/check_compiled_translations
         language: system
         files: \.po$
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: po-file-handler
+        name: PO file timestamp homogenizer
+        entry: ./script/po_file_handler
+        language: python
+        files: \.(po|pot)$
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+        additional_dependencies: ["babel==2.15.0"] # Specify the version you need
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: husky-run-pre-commit-lint
diff --git a/amt/locale/base.pot b/amt/locale/base.pot
index c12a70a9..3be6b69d 100644
--- a/amt/locale/base.pot
+++ b/amt/locale/base.pot
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-20 20:26+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.15.0\n"
 
 #: amt/api/ai_act_profile.py:24
 msgid "Type"
diff --git a/amt/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/amt/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index e9d104c8..7545cfd8 100644
--- a/amt/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/amt/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-20 20:26+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-07-25 21:01+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: en_US\n"
 "Language-Team: en_US <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.15.0\n"
 
 #: amt/api/ai_act_profile.py:24
 msgid "Type"
diff --git a/amt/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/amt/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index f1a23964..23b10d08 100644
--- a/amt/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/amt/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-20 20:26+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-07-25 21:01+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 0001-01-01 00:00+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language: nl_NL\n"
 "Language-Team: nl_NL <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"Generated-By: Babel 2.16.0\n"
+"Generated-By: Babel 2.15.0\n"
 
 #: amt/api/ai_act_profile.py:24
 msgid "Type"
diff --git a/script/po_file_handler b/script/po_file_handler
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ccfa6523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/po_file_handler
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import argparse
+from datetime import MINYEAR, UTC, datetime
+
+from babel.messages import pofile
+
+
+def remove_timestamps(filename: str) -> bool:
+    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+        catalog = pofile.read_po(f)
+
+    modified = False
+    if catalog.creation_date or catalog.revision_date:
+        min_datetime = datetime(MINYEAR, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=UTC)
+        if catalog.creation_date == min_datetime and catalog.revision_date == min_datetime:
+            return modified
+        catalog.creation_date = min_datetime
+        catalog.revision_date = min_datetime
+        modified = True
+
+    if modified:
+        with open(filename, "wb") as f:
+            pofile.write_po(f, catalog, ignore_obsolete=True, include_previous=True)
+
+    return modified
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("filenames", nargs="*")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    return_code = 0
+    for filename in args.filenames:
+        if remove_timestamps(filename):
+            print(f"Removed timestamps from {filename}")
+            return_code = 1
+    return return_code
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit(main())