diff --git a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
index aa0b983ffb..20e6342c32 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index ac0fa3598f..e478b07cb3 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -852,12 +852,12 @@ proc addIntTypes(result: var Rope) {.inline.} =
 proc getCopyright(cfile: string): Rope =
   if optCompileOnly in gGlobalOptions:
     result = ("/* Generated by Nim Compiler v$1 */$N" &
-        "/*   (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf */$N" &
+        "/*   (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf */$N" &
         "/* The generated code is subject to the original license. */$N") %
         [rope(VersionAsString)]
   else:
     result = ("/* Generated by Nim Compiler v$1 */$N" &
-        "/*   (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf */$N" &
+        "/*   (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf */$N" &
         "/* The generated code is subject to the original license. */$N" &
         "/* Compiled for: $2, $3, $4 */$N" &
         "/* Command for C compiler:$n   $5 */$N") %
diff --git a/compiler/debuginfo.nim b/compiler/debuginfo.nim
index 7729a6a515..e408a932b3 100644
--- a/compiler/debuginfo.nim
+++ b/compiler/debuginfo.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/jsgen.nim b/compiler/jsgen.nim
index cf681d5809..50a74464a0 100644
--- a/compiler/jsgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/jsgen.nim
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ proc genHeader(target: TTarget): Rope =
   if target == targetJS:
     result = (
       "/* Generated by the Nim Compiler v$1 */$n" &
-      "/*   (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
+      "/*   (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
       "var framePtr = null;$n" &
       "var excHandler = 0;$n" &
       "var lastJSError = null;$n" &
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ proc genHeader(target: TTarget): Rope =
   else:
     result = ("<?php$n" &
               "/* Generated by the Nim Compiler v$1 */$n" &
-              "/*   (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
+              "/*   (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
               "$$framePtr = null;$n" &
               "$$excHandler = 0;$n" &
               "$$lastJSError = null;$n") %
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ proc genClass(obj: PType; content: Rope; ext: string) =
     else: nil
   let result = ("<?php$n" &
             "/* Generated by the Nim Compiler v$# */$n" &
-            "/*   (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
+            "/*   (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf */$n$n" &
             "require_once \"nimsystem.php\";$n" &
             "class $#$# {$n$#$n}$n") %
            [rope(VersionAsString), cls, extends, content]
diff --git a/compiler/modulegraphs.nim b/compiler/modulegraphs.nim
index d22160b3bf..466e12e645 100644
--- a/compiler/modulegraphs.nim
+++ b/compiler/modulegraphs.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/packagehandling.nim b/compiler/packagehandling.nim
index 6a98ffe602..758411e39f 100644
--- a/compiler/packagehandling.nim
+++ b/compiler/packagehandling.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/pbraces.nim b/compiler/pbraces.nim
index df9204be6e..b59fbc6cf2 100644
--- a/compiler/pbraces.nim
+++ b/compiler/pbraces.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/semdata.nim b/compiler/semdata.nim
index 641dc33045..20fd1d9be5 100644
--- a/compiler/semdata.nim
+++ b/compiler/semdata.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/compiler/sighashes.nim b/compiler/sighashes.nim
index 4883479fa9..78d245a971 100644
--- a/compiler/sighashes.nim
+++ b/compiler/sighashes.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #           The Nim Compiler
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
diff --git a/koch.nim b/koch.nim
index d5b7564201..23c6fac527 100644
--- a/koch.nim
+++ b/koch.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #         Maintenance program for Nim
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 |         Maintenance program for Nim                             |
 |             Version $1|
-|             (c) 2016 Andreas Rumpf                              |
+|             (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf                              |
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 Build time: $2, $3