diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5411a05d40f..31d6042e41f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PowerDNS is copyright © 2002-2016 by PowerDNS.COM BV and lots of
+PowerDNS is copyright © 2001-2018 by PowerDNS.COM BV and lots of
 contributors, using the GNU GPLv2 license (see NOTICE for the
 exact license and exception used).
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9c7226432f18..d81c3376bd05 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'PowerDNS Recursor'
-copyright = '2017, PowerDNS.COM BV'
+copyright = '2001-2018, PowerDNS.COM BV'
 author = 'PowerDNS.COM BV'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
diff --git a/pdns/dnsdistdist/docs/conf.py b/pdns/dnsdistdist/docs/conf.py
index 39cfbf9e7b8c..288c7e60e7ea 100644
--- a/pdns/dnsdistdist/docs/conf.py
+++ b/pdns/dnsdistdist/docs/conf.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'dnsdist'
-copyright = '2015-2017, PowerDNS.COM BV and its contributors'
+copyright = '2015-2018, PowerDNS.COM BV and its contributors'
 author = 'PowerDNS.COM BV and its contributors'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/README.md b/pdns/recursordist/README.md
index e08be48907c1..0dd29917717b 100644
--- a/pdns/recursordist/README.md
+++ b/pdns/recursordist/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ reported.
 
 License
 -------
-PowerDNS is copyright © 2002-2017 by PowerDNS.COM BV and lots of
+PowerDNS is copyright © 2001-2018 by PowerDNS.COM BV and lots of
 contributors, using the GNU GPLv2 license (see NOTICE for the
 exact license and exception used).
diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/conf.py b/pdns/recursordist/docs/conf.py
index 1fbaa8ae8613..551163b58df3 100644
--- a/pdns/recursordist/docs/conf.py
+++ b/pdns/recursordist/docs/conf.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'PowerDNS Recursor'
-copyright = '2017, PowerDNS.COM BV'
+copyright = '2001-2018, PowerDNS.COM BV'
 author = 'PowerDNS.COM BV'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
diff --git a/pdns/version.cc b/pdns/version.cc
index 4ed8b7be0b1a..3879e4169074 100644
--- a/pdns/version.cc
+++ b/pdns/version.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ string productTypeApiType() {
 
 void showProductVersion()
 {
-  theL()<<Logger::Warning<<productName()<<" "<< VERSION << " (C) 2001-2017 "
+  theL()<<Logger::Warning<<productName()<<" "<< VERSION << " (C) 2001-2018 "
     "PowerDNS.COM BV" << endl;
   theL()<<Logger::Warning<<"Using "<<(sizeof(unsigned long)*8)<<"-bits mode. "
     "Built using " << compilerVersion()
diff --git a/pdns/ws-auth.cc b/pdns/ws-auth.cc
index 212d417a425d..46aa6f31261d 100644
--- a/pdns/ws-auth.cc
+++ b/pdns/ws-auth.cc
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void AuthWebServer::indexfunction(HttpRequest* req, HttpResponse* resp)
     printtable(ret,req->getvars["ring"],S.getRingTitle(req->getvars["ring"]),100);
 
   ret<<"</div></div>"<<endl;
-  ret<<"<footer class=\"row\">"<<fullVersionString()<<"<br>&copy; 2013 - 2017 <a href=\"http://www.powerdns.com/\">PowerDNS.COM BV</a>.</footer>"<<endl;
+  ret<<"<footer class=\"row\">"<<fullVersionString()<<"<br>&copy; 2013 - 2018 <a href=\"http://www.powerdns.com/\">PowerDNS.COM BV</a>.</footer>"<<endl;
   ret<<"</body></html>"<<endl;
 
   resp->body = ret.str();