diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index b7e3e402d8..8f677610d7 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
 Source: native package
 
 Files: *
-Copyright: © 2010-2016 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+Copyright: © 2010-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
 License: GPL-3+
 
 Files: Assistant/WebApp.hs Assistant/WebApp/* templates/* static/*
-Copyright: © 2012-2016 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+Copyright: © 2012-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
            © 2014 Sören Brunk
 License: AGPL-3+
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Copyright: 2011 Bas van Dijk & Roel van Dijk
 License: BSD-2-clause
 
 Files: Utility/*
-Copyright: 2012-2016 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+Copyright: 2012-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
 License: BSD-2-clause
 
 Files: Utility/Gpg.hs Utility/DirWatcher*
diff --git a/templates/documentation/about.hamlet b/templates/documentation/about.hamlet
index 26e512415c..a9326c0d67 100644
--- a/templates/documentation/about.hamlet
+++ b/templates/documentation/about.hamlet
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       For full details, see #
       <a href="http://git-annex.branchable.com/">the git-annex website</a>.
     <hr>
-      git-annex is © 2010-2014 Joey Hess. It is free software, licensed #
+      git-annex is © 2010-2017 Joey Hess. It is free software, licensed #
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3 or above. #
       This webapp is licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero General #
       Public License, version 3 or above. #