diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 543f31f8cbad..7615f02ffab7 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ INSTALLING TYPO3
 ================
 
 TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released
-under the GNU GPL. TYPO3 is copyright (c) 1999-2017 by Kasper Skaarhoj.
+under the GNU GPL. TYPO3 is copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Kasper Skaarhoj.
 
 This document describes:
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ee402f0b7b7..99b586e0b443 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ TYPO3 CMS
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/TYPO3/TYPO3.CMS)
 
 TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released
-under the GNU GPL. TYPO3 is copyright (c) 1999-2017 by Kasper Skaarhoj.
+under the GNU GPL. TYPO3 is copyright (c) 1999-2018 by Kasper Skaarhoj.
 
 This document provides a basic introduction to TYPO3.
 
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Core/SystemEnvironmentBuilder.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Core/SystemEnvironmentBuilder.php
index 6efeb5f45d50..64c50c06c060 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Core/SystemEnvironmentBuilder.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Core/SystemEnvironmentBuilder.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected static function defineBaseConstants()
         // This version, branch and copyright
         define('TYPO3_version', '9.2.0-dev');
         define('TYPO3_branch', '9.2');
-        define('TYPO3_copyright_year', '1998-2017');
+        define('TYPO3_copyright_year', '1998-2018');
 
         // TYPO3 external links
         define('TYPO3_URL_GENERAL', 'https://typo3.org/');