diff --git a/src/Main/GlobalAssemblyInfo.template b/src/Main/GlobalAssemblyInfo.template
index 2eed8250de..791a1c132a 100644
--- a/src/Main/GlobalAssemblyInfo.template
+++ b/src/Main/GlobalAssemblyInfo.template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using System.Reflection;
 [assembly: System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("ic#code")]
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("SharpDevelop")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("2000-2010 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("2000-$INSERTYEAR$ AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team")]
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion(RevisionClass.FullVersion)]
 [assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-US")]
 
diff --git a/src/Tools/UpdateAssemblyInfo/Main.cs b/src/Tools/UpdateAssemblyInfo/Main.cs
index de74563206..d2fadcd904 100644
--- a/src/Tools/UpdateAssemblyInfo/Main.cs
+++ b/src/Tools/UpdateAssemblyInfo/Main.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ namespace UpdateAssemblyInfo
 				content = content.Replace("$INSERTREVISION$", revisionNumber);
 				content = content.Replace("$INSERTCOMMITHASH$", gitCommitHash);
 				content = content.Replace("$INSERTDATE$", DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+				content = content.Replace("$INSERTYEAR$", DateTime.Now.Year.ToString());
 				if (File.Exists(file.Output)) {
 					using (StreamReader r = new StreamReader(file.Output)) {
 						if (r.ReadToEnd() == content) {