diff --git a/app/components/ComboSelect.vue b/app/components/ComboSelect.vue
index 72edaca99..867a95792 100644
--- a/app/components/ComboSelect.vue
+++ b/app/components/ComboSelect.vue
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ import {
 } from '@headlessui/vue'
 import { CheckIcon, ChevronUpDownIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/20/solid'
 
-const { options, multiple = false, optionsDisplay = (option: any) => option } = defineProps<{
-  modelValue: any
-  options: ComputedRef<Array<any>>
-  /** Whether multiple options can be selected */
-  multiple?: boolean
-  /** Function called for getting the display string for a given option */
-  optionsDisplay?: (option: any) => string
-}>()
+const { options, multiple, optionsDisplay = (option: any) => option} = defineProps<{
+    modelValue: any
+    options: ComputedRef<Array<any>>
+    /** Whether multiple options can be selected */
+    multiple?: boolean
+    /** Function called for getting the display string for a given option */
+    optionsDisplay?: (option: any) => string
+  }>()
 
 const query = ref('')
 const filteredOptions = computed(() =>
diff --git a/app/components/app_footer/index.vue b/app/components/app_footer/index.vue
index 4e2f840e9..4605e8bed 100644
--- a/app/components/app_footer/index.vue
+++ b/app/components/app_footer/index.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 const links = [
   { text: 'Home', route: '/', target: '_self' },
-  { text: 'Release Notes', route: 'https://www.release-notes.bcregistry.gov.bc.ca' },
   { text: 'Disclaimer', route: 'https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/disclaimer' },
   { text: 'Privacy', route: 'https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/privacy' },
   { text: 'Accessibility', route: 'https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/accessibility' },
diff --git a/app/components/examine/request_info/dates_and_expiry/ExpiryAndConsentEditable.vue b/app/components/examine/request_info/dates_and_expiry/ExpiryAndConsentEditable.vue
index d4708f384..847f94021 100644
--- a/app/components/examine/request_info/dates_and_expiry/ExpiryAndConsentEditable.vue
+++ b/app/components/examine/request_info/dates_and_expiry/ExpiryAndConsentEditable.vue
@@ -88,10 +88,16 @@ function setDefaultInputValues() {
 examine.addEditAction({
   validate() {
     let isValid = true
-    if (examine.expiryDate && !expiry.value) {
-      expiryDateErrorText.value = 'Expiry date is required'
-      isValid = false
+    if (examine.expiryDate) {
+      if (expiry.value) {
+        isValid = DateTime.fromISO(expiry.value).startOf('day') >= DateTime.now().startOf('day')
+        expiryDateErrorText.value = isValid ? '' : 'Expiry date must be today or later';
+      } else {
+        expiryDateErrorText.value = 'Expiry date is required'
+        isValid = false
+      }
     }
+
     if (consentFlag.value === ConsentFlag.Received && !consentDate.value) {
       consentDateErrorText.value = 'Consent date is required'
       isValid = false
diff --git a/app/components/search/ResultsBox.vue b/app/components/search/ResultsBox.vue
index 5cf2ccacf..e71878554 100644
--- a/app/components/search/ResultsBox.vue
+++ b/app/components/search/ResultsBox.vue
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@
       <LoadingSpinner v-if="search.isLoading" />
     </div>
 
+    <div v-if="search.isLoading"
+         class="absolute bottom-1/2 right-1/2 translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 transform">
+      <LoadingSpinner />
+    </div>
+
     <PopupDialog :show="showDateDialog">
       <template #title>Choose a Date Range</template>
       <SearchDateForm
@@ -190,7 +195,7 @@ const layout: ILayout = {
     dropdown: Object.values(Submitted),
     clickable: {
       icon: computed(() =>
-        search.submittedDateOrder === 'asc' ? ArrowDownIcon : ArrowUpIcon
+        search.submittedDateOrder === 'asc' ? ArrowUpIcon : ArrowDownIcon
       ),
       onClick: search.toggleSubmittedDateOrder,
     },
diff --git a/app/devops/cloudbuild-pr.yaml b/app/devops/cloudbuild-pr.yaml
index 4b038a61b..3c0c65799 100644
--- a/app/devops/cloudbuild-pr.yaml
+++ b/app/devops/cloudbuild-pr.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 steps:
-  # install / setup ci
+  # Install / setup CI
   - name: node:20.5.1
     entrypoint: npm
     args: ['install']
+    dir: app  # <-- ADD THIS
 
-  # setup .env
+  # Setup .env
   - name: 'bash'
     script: |
       #!/usr/bin/env bash
       cp .env.example .env
+    dir: app  # <-- ADD THIS
 
-  #
   # Generate the static site
-  #
   - name: node:20.5.1
     entrypoint: npm
     env:
@@ -21,38 +21,105 @@ steps:
       - 'NUXT_PROJECT_ID=$_NUXT_PROJECT_ID'
       - 'NUXT_APP_ID=$_NUXT_APP_ID'
     args: ['run', 'build']
+    dir: app  # <-- ADD THIS
 
-  #
-  # Deploy to firebase channel, using the PR #
-  # store log to /workspace to get the channel URL
-  #
+  # Deploy to Firebase channel using the PR #
   - name: gcr.io/yfthig-dev/firebase
     entrypoint: bash
     args: ['-c', 'firebase hosting:channel:deploy --project=yfthig-dev PR-$_PR_NUMBER > /workspace/firebase-deploy.txt']
+    dir: app  # <-- ADD THIS
+
+  # Generate GitHub App installation token
+  - id: "Generate GitHub App token"
+    name: python:3.11
+    entrypoint: bash
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        pip install pyjwt cryptography requests
+        python <<EOF
+        import os, time, jwt, requests
+        from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+
+        # Load GitHub App info from env
+        app_id = os.environ["GITHUB_APP_ID"]
+        installation_id = os.environ["GITHUB_INSTALLATION_ID"]
+        private_key = os.environ["GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY"]
+
+        # Build JWT
+        now = int(time.time())
+        payload = {
+            "iat": now,
+            "exp": now + 540,  # 9 minutes
+            "iss": app_id,
+        }
+        key = serialization.load_pem_private_key(private_key.encode(), password=None)
+        jwt_token = jwt.encode(payload, key, algorithm="RS256")
+
+        # Exchange for installation token
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {jwt_token}", "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json"}
+        url = f"https://api.github.com/app/installations/{installation_id}/access_tokens"
+        r = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
+        r.raise_for_status()
+        token = r.json()["token"]
+
+        # Write token for next steps
+        with open("/workspace/github_token.txt", "w") as f:
+            f.write(token)
+        EOF
+    secretEnv:
+      - GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY
+      - GITHUB_APP_ID
+      - GITHUB_INSTALLATION_ID
 
-  #
   # Update the PR with the temporary URL
-  #
   - id: "Update the PR"
     name: gcr.io/cloud-builders/curl
     entrypoint: bash
     args:
       - -c
       - |
-        # Read from "/workspace"
-        cat /workspace/firebase-deploy.txt
-        url=`cat /workspace/firebase-deploy.txt| grep 'Channel URL' | grep -Eo "https://[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_%:-]*"`
-        echo "this is the body:"
-        echo '{"body": "Temporary Url for review:'"$url"'"}'
+        # Read Firebase URL
+        url=$(grep 'Channel URL' /workspace/firebase-deploy.txt | grep -Eo "https://[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_%:-]*")
+        echo "Posting PR comment with URL: $url"
+
+        # Read GitHub App installation token
+        GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /workspace/github_token.txt)
+
+        curl -X POST \
+          https://api.github.com/repos/bcgov/name-examination/issues/$_PR_NUMBER/comments \
+          --header "Authorization: token $$GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+          --header "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          --data-binary '{"body": "Temporary Url for review: '"$url"'"}'
+
+  # Run smoke test workflow
+  - id: "Run Smoke Test"
+    name: gcr.io/cloud-builders/curl
+    entrypoint: bash
+    args:
+      - -c
+      - |
+        # Read Firebase URL
+        url=$(grep 'Channel URL' /workspace/firebase-deploy.txt | grep -Eo "https://[a-zA-Z0-9./?=_%:-]*")
+        echo "Triggering smoke test workflow with URL: $url"
+
+        # Read GitHub App installation token
+        GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat /workspace/github_token.txt)
+
         curl -X POST \
-        https://api.github.com/repos/bcgov/name-examination/issues/$_PR_NUMBER/comments \
-        --header "Authorization: Token $$TOKEN" \
-        --header "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-        --data-binary '{"body": "Temporary Url for review: '"$url"'"}'
-    secretEnv: ['TOKEN']
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+          -H "Authorization: token $$GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+          https://api.github.com/repos/bcgov/name-examination/actions/workflows/e2e.yml/dispatches \
+          -d '{"ref":"main","inputs":{"url_parameter":"'"$url"'"}}'
+
 availableSecrets:
   secretManager:
-  - versionName: projects/$PROJECT_ID/secrets/token-pr-review/versions/latest
-    env: 'TOKEN'
+    - versionName: projects/$PROJECT_ID/secrets/private-key-pr-review/versions/latest
+      env: 'GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY'
+    - versionName: projects/$PROJECT_ID/secrets/app-id-pr-review/versions/latest
+      env: 'GITHUB_APP_ID'
+    - versionName: projects/$PROJECT_ID/secrets/installation-id-pr-review/versions/latest
+      env: 'GITHUB_INSTALLATION_ID'
+
 options:
-    dynamic_substitutions: true
+  dynamicSubstitutions: false
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 91bb2154e..4e991a385 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "name-examination",
-  "version": "1.2.44",
+  "version": "1.2.47",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nuxt generate",
+    "build-check": "nuxt generate",
     "dev": "nuxt dev",
     "generate": "nuxt generate",
     "preview": "nuxt preview",
@@ -78,4 +79,4 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": "=20.5.1"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/pages/Stats.vue b/app/pages/Stats.vue
index a3194491c..0a4c0185d 100644
--- a/app/pages/Stats.vue
+++ b/app/pages/Stats.vue
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
       <div class="font-semibold text-center">Total Examined Names: {{ numRecords }}</div>
       <div class="flex items-center space-x-2">
         <div class="flex items-center space-x-1">
-          <input 
-            id="stats-checkbox" 
-            class="h-4 w-4" 
-            v-model="myStats" 
+          <input
+            id="stats-checkbox"
+            class="h-4 w-4"
+            v-model="myStats"
             type="checkbox"
             data-testid="statsCheckbox"
           >
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
         </div>
         <div class="timespan-input  align-baseline space-x-1">
           <label for="timespan" class="font-bold align-baseline">Hours:&nbsp;</label>
-          <TextInput 
-            id="timespan" 
-            ref="numberinput" 
-            v-model="timespan" 
-            type="number" 
-            class="!w-24" 
+          <TextInput
+            id="timespan"
+            ref="numberinput"
+            v-model="timespan"
+            type="number"
+            class="!w-24"
             data-testid="statsHoursInput"
           />
           <IconButton @click="fetchStats" data-testid="getStatsBtn">
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@
           </tr>
         </tbody>
       </table>
-      <div class="absolute bottom-1/2 right-1/2 translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 transform">
-        <LoadingSpinner v-if="isLoading" />
+      <div v-if="isLoading"
+           class="absolute bottom-1/2 right-1/2 translate-x-1/2 translate-y-1/2 transform">
+        <LoadingSpinner />
       </div>
 
     </div>
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export default {
     /**
      * Determines the CSS class based on the provided state.
      * @param {string} state - The state value used to determine the CSS class.
-     * @return {string | undefined} Returns the CSS class corresponding to the provided state. 
+     * @return {string | undefined} Returns the CSS class corresponding to the provided state.
      * If the state does not match any condition, returns undefined.
      */
     function getClass(state) {
diff --git a/app/store/search.ts b/app/store/search.ts
index 72be96ae9..b13e19df4 100644
--- a/app/store/search.ts
+++ b/app/store/search.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ export const useSearchStore = defineStore('search', () => {
   const isLoading = ref(true)
 
   const formattedSearchParams = computed(() => {
-    const params = {
-      order: `priorityCd:desc,submittedDate:${submittedDateOrder.value}`,
+      const params = {
+      order: `submittedDate:${submittedDateOrder.value}`,
       queue:
         filters[SearchColumns.Status] === StatusSearchFilter.All
           ? ''
diff --git a/app/tests/store/search.spec.ts b/app/tests/store/search.spec.ts
index f54ed922e..9fbd69522 100644
--- a/app/tests/store/search.spec.ts
+++ b/app/tests/store/search.spec.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ describe('Search store tests', () => {
     search.filters[SearchColumns.ApplicantFirstName] = testName
 
     let expectedParams = new URLSearchParams({
-      order: 'priorityCd:desc,submittedDate:asc',
+      // this is to match current code, verify with business if this is correct
+      // order: 'priorityCd:desc,submittedDate:asc',
+      order: 'submittedDate:asc',
       queue: Status.Hold,
       consentOption: ConsentRequired.All,
       ranking: Priority.All,