diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/graph/graph-filter-panel.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/graph/graph-filter-panel.tsx
index 37d9ad4..f057cec 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/graph/graph-filter-panel.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/graph/graph-filter-panel.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ export type GraphControls = {
 };
 
 const ALL = "__all__";
-const YEARS = Array.from({ length: 2026 - 1994 + 1 }, (_, i) => 2026 - i);
+// Floor covers the oldest dated precedent in the corpus (currently ע"א 725/81 →
+// 1982); ceiling tracks the current year so the range never ages out.
+const YEAR_FLOOR = 1980;
+const CURRENT_YEAR = new Date().getFullYear();
+const YEARS = Array.from(
+  { length: CURRENT_YEAR - YEAR_FLOOR + 1 },
+  (_, i) => CURRENT_YEAR - i,
+);
 
 const COLOR_BY: { value: ColorBy; label: string }[] = [
   { value: "type", label: "סוג נקודה" },