diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/form/date/DatePicker.tsx b/libs/ui/src/lib/form/date/DatePicker.tsx
index d0fc5712..8c30c395 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/form/date/DatePicker.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/form/date/DatePicker.tsx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const DatePicker: FunctionComponent<DatePickerProps> = ({
             {!readOnly && <Icon type="utility" icon="event" className="slds-button__icon" omitContainer description="Select a date" />}
           </button>
         </div>
-        <div className="slds-assistive-text slds-form-element__help">yyyy-mm-dd</div>
+        <div className="slds-assistive-text slds-form-element__help">Format: yyyy-mm-dd</div>
         <PopoverContainer
           ref={setPopoverRef}
           isOpen={isOpen}
diff --git a/libs/ui/src/lib/modal/Modal.tsx b/libs/ui/src/lib/modal/Modal.tsx
index 9c8bdd83..258200f7 100644
--- a/libs/ui/src/lib/modal/Modal.tsx
+++ b/libs/ui/src/lib/modal/Modal.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const Modal = forwardRef<any, ModalProps>(
             <div className={classNames('slds-modal__container', containerClassName)}>
               <header className={classNames('slds-modal__header', { 'slds-modal__header_empty': !header })}>
                 <button
-                  className="slds-button slds-button_icon slds-modal__close slds-button_icon-inverse"
+                  className="slds-button slds-button_icon slds-modal__close"
                   title="Close"
                   disabled={closeDisabled}
                   onClick={() => onClose()}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7745026..161fa651 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.48.2",
     "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin": "^0.5.7",
     "@release-it/bumper": "^6.0.1",
-    "@salesforce-ux/design-system": "^2.25.1",
+    "@salesforce-ux/design-system": "^2.25.6",
     "@storybook/addon-essentials": "8.2.9",
     "@storybook/addon-knobs": "^7.0.2",
     "@storybook/core-server": "8.2.9",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a3061dd0..63b7cbee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7961,10 +7961,10 @@
     argparse "~1.0.9"
     string-argv "~0.3.1"
 
-"@salesforce-ux/design-system@^2.25.1":
-  version "2.25.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@salesforce-ux/design-system/-/design-system-2.25.1.tgz#d3a0ff4d921e5797cec45acb1046a1693c300521"
-  integrity sha512-/JYek+By+FgX6vq7K1I7K1yIXxtMvsCcxa1lkxgYxCMXn0ax3EEgMQriIZCOR6zIY3wsiaBu88T4pXRzn6Eolw==
+"@salesforce-ux/design-system@^2.25.6":
+  version "2.25.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@salesforce-ux/design-system/-/design-system-2.25.6.tgz#6bae06098fb5ac448c14c408c4a1aa6a9e7fd822"
+  integrity sha512-RLuBzdiJEj2tALWPoSAhskf/P2l+UjMMHgxoG2qtuZ09pCNnGTiet+xaM8qIorZcEZ+UR8+uJt7LLYBWv7o1Zw==
 
 "@selderee/plugin-htmlparser2@^0.11.0":
   version "0.11.0"