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Important: #103496 - ISO format used for date rendering
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See :issue:`103496`

Description
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The default format for date rendering configured in :php:`$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['ddmmyy']` has changed.

The former arbitrary :php:`'d-m-y'` format was replaced with the standard ISO 8601 :php:`'Y-m-d'` format.

Examples of dates where the :php:`'d-m-y'` format led to unclear dates:

* A 2-digit year could also be a day in a month: `21-04-23` could be understood as `2021-04-23` instead of `2023-04-21`.
* The century of years could not be distinguished: `21-04-71` could be `2071-04-21` or `1971-04-21`

This affects date display in various locations so code relying on the previous format (e.g. acceptance tests) must be updated accordingly.

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