diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-pets-obey.md b/.changeset/thirty-pets-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fa950ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-pets-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@smile/haring-react-dates': minor
+---
+
+add a role to MantineCalendarHeader
diff --git a/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/CalendarHeader.tsx b/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/CalendarHeader.tsx
index 4bb7bfe6..de9b9fa6 100644
--- a/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/CalendarHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/CalendarHeader.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export function CalendarHeader(props: ICalendarHeaderProps): ReactElement {
             color="red"
             label={label}
             onLevelClick={() => setOpened(!opened)}
+            role="region"
             size="md"
             {...calendarHeaderProps}
           />
diff --git a/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/__snapshots__/CalendarHeader.test.tsx.snap b/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/__snapshots__/CalendarHeader.test.tsx.snap
index 9965d95c..999c695c 100644
--- a/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/__snapshots__/CalendarHeader.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/haring-react-dates/src/Components/CalendarHeader/__snapshots__/CalendarHeader.test.tsx.snap
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ exports[`CalendarHeader matches snapshot 1`] = `
       color="red"
       data-size="md"
       id="mantine-f4bipx4bi-target"
+      role="region"
       style="--dch-control-size: var(--dch-control-size-md); --dch-fz: var(--mantine-font-size-md);"
     >
       <button