diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 85e8d0c7..73af7be0 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 # serve to show the default.
 
 import sys, os
+import octoprint._version
+from datetime import date
+
+year_since = 2013
+year_current = date.today().year
 
 # 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
@@ -42,14 +47,13 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'OctoPrint'
-copyright = u'2013, Gina Häußge'
+copyright = u'%d-%d, Gina Häußge' % (year_since, year_current) if year_current > year_since else u'%d, Gina Häußge' % year_since
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-import octoprint._version
 version = octoprint._version.get_versions()["version"]
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version