diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index e0d981654c..a6e54ece46 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh #20480: Add PHPStan/Psalm annotations for `ServiceLocator::get` (max-s-lab)
 - Bug #20447: Fix behavior for `yii\web\Controller::bindActionParams` around `mixed` type (chriscpty)
 - Bug #20492: Fix deprecation of `finfo_close()` in PHP `8.5` by conditionally closing the resource (terabytesoftw)
+- Bug #20489: Replace deprecated `strftime` with `date` in `YiiRequirementChecker` (max-s-lab)
 - Bug #20494: Fix `PHPdoc`, add `PHPStan/Psalm` annotations for `authMethods` property in `CompositeAuth` class (terabytesoftw)
 - Bug #20485: Fix error `Cannot unset string offsets` in `yii\di\Instance:ensure(['__class' => ...], 'some\class\name')` (max-s-lab)
 
diff --git a/framework/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php b/framework/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
index 45675cd716..955d229418 100644
--- a/framework/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
+++ b/framework/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
@@ -399,6 +399,6 @@ class YiiRequirementChecker
      */
     function getNowDate()
     {
-        return @strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M', time());
+        return date('Y-m-d H:i');
     }
 }