diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 00d3743e4..0bd700a94 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
+import datetime
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'RenderDoc'
-copyright = '2016, Baldur Karlsson'
+copyright = '{0}, Baldur Karlsson'.format(datetime.date.today().year)
 author = 'Baldur Karlsson'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for