diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index f6234235f7..36be700f55 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=tmpfs,target=/root/.cargo if [ "$TARGETARCH$TARGETVARIANT" = "a
     && /platformio_install_deps.py /platformio.ini --libraries
 
 # Avoid unsafe git error when container user and file config volume permissions don't match
-RUN git config --system --add safe.directory '/config/*'
+RUN git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
 
 
 # ======================= docker-type image =======================
diff --git a/esphome/components/datetime/date_entity.cpp b/esphome/components/datetime/date_entity.cpp
index 19399c1e59..b5bcef43af 100644
--- a/esphome/components/datetime/date_entity.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/datetime/date_entity.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ void DateCall::validate_() {
 
 void DateCall::perform() {
   this->validate_();
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "'%s' - Setting", this->parent_->get_name().c_str());
+
+  if (this->year_.has_value()) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, " Year: %d", *this->year_);
+  }
+  if (this->month_.has_value()) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, " Month: %d", *this->month_);
+  }
+  if (this->day_.has_value()) {
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, " Day: %d", *this->day_);
+  }
   this->parent_->control(*this);
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
index 1890e27bdf..ef494fac2e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ void I2SAudioMediaPlayer::control(const media_player::MediaPlayerCall &call) {
       this->start();
     }
   }
+
+  if (this->state == media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING) {
+    this->is_announcement_ = true;
+  }
+
   if (call.get_volume().has_value()) {
     this->volume = call.get_volume().value();
     this->set_volume_(volume);
@@ -171,9 +176,8 @@ void I2SAudioMediaPlayer::start_() {
   if (this->current_url_.has_value()) {
     this->audio_->connecttohost(this->current_url_.value().c_str());
     this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING;
-    if (this->is_announcement_.has_value()) {
-      this->state = this->is_announcement_.value() ? media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING
-                                                   : media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_PLAYING;
+    if (this->is_announcement_) {
+      this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_ANNOUNCING;
     }
     this->publish_state();
   }
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ void I2SAudioMediaPlayer::stop_() {
   this->high_freq_.stop();
   this->state = media_player::MEDIA_PLAYER_STATE_IDLE;
   this->publish_state();
+  this->is_announcement_ = false;
 }
 
 media_player::MediaPlayerTraits I2SAudioMediaPlayer::get_traits() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.h b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.h
index d7d9b1f74a..5afe778122 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.h
+++ b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/media_player/i2s_audio_media_player.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class I2SAudioMediaPlayer : public Component, public media_player::MediaPlayer,
   HighFrequencyLoopRequester high_freq_;
 
   optional<std::string> current_url_{};
-  optional<bool> is_announcement_{};
+  bool is_announcement_{false};
 };
 
 }  // namespace i2s_audio
diff --git a/esphome/core/time.cpp b/esphome/core/time.cpp
index add671701f..f7aa4fdddb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/time.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/time.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ bool ESPTime::strptime(const std::string &time_to_parse, ESPTime &esp_time) {
     esp_time.hour = hour;
     esp_time.minute = minute;
     esp_time.second = second;
+  } else if (sscanf(time_to_parse.c_str(), "%04hu-%02hhu-%02hhu %02hhu:%02hhu %n", &year, &month, &day,  // NOLINT
+                    &hour,                                                                               // NOLINT
+                    &minute, &num) == 5 &&                                                               // NOLINT
+             num == time_to_parse.size()) {
+    esp_time.year = year;
+    esp_time.month = month;
+    esp_time.day_of_month = day;
+    esp_time.hour = hour;
+    esp_time.minute = minute;
+    esp_time.second = 0;
   } else if (sscanf(time_to_parse.c_str(), "%02hhu:%02hhu:%02hhu %n", &hour, &minute, &second, &num) == 3 &&  // NOLINT
              num == time_to_parse.size()) {
     esp_time.hour = hour;