diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index 94046dd8d368..f35a1efb4b96 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 The compilation of software known as FreeBSD is distributed under the
 following terms:
 
-Copyright (c) 1992-2016 The FreeBSD Project. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1992-2017 The FreeBSD Project. All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
diff --git a/sys/sys/copyright.h b/sys/sys/copyright.h
index e3c1e40d3914..e9c19881f284 100644
--- a/sys/sys/copyright.h
+++ b/sys/sys/copyright.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 /* FreeBSD */
 #define COPYRIGHT_FreeBSD \
-	"Copyright (c) 1992-2016 The FreeBSD Project.\n"
+	"Copyright (c) 1992-2017 The FreeBSD Project.\n"
 
 /* Foundation */
 #define	TRADEMARK_Foundation \