diff --git a/locale/templates/header.txt b/locale/templates/header.txt
index d0e72a66da..23e2cbc0ff 100644
--- a/locale/templates/header.txt
+++ b/locale/templates/header.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # BOINC @TMPL_NAME@ localization template
-# Copyright (C) 2016 University of California
+# Copyright (C) @YEAR@ University of California
 #
 # This file is distributed under the same license as BOINC.
 #
diff --git a/locale/update_templates.sh b/locale/update_templates.sh
index ded42edff4..9be774fdd9 100755
--- a/locale/update_templates.sh
+++ b/locale/update_templates.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if test 0 -ne `git status -s -uno |wc -l`; then
 fi
 
 srcdir=`pwd`
+YEAR=`date -u +"%Y"`
 DATE=`date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M %Z"`
 VERSION=`git rev-parse HEAD`
 HEADER_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/header.txt"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ TMPL_NAME="manager"
 TMPL_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/BOINC-Manager.pot"
 FILE_LIST="clientgui/*.cpp clientgui/msw/*.cpp clientgui/mac/*.cpp clientgui/gtk/*.cpp"
 
-sed -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
+sed -e "s/@YEAR@/$YEAR/" -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
 xgettext --from-code=UTF-8 --omit-header --add-comments -o - --keyword=_ -C ${FILE_LIST} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 
 cd ${srcdir}
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ TMPL_NAME="client"
 TMPL_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/BOINC-Client.pot"
 FILE_LIST="client/*.cpp sched/*.cpp"
 
-sed -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
+sed -e "s/@YEAR@/$YEAR/" -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
 xgettext --omit-header --add-comments -o - --keyword=_ -C ${FILE_LIST} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 
 cd ${srcdir}
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ TMPL_NAME="setup"
 TMPL_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/BOINC-Setup.pot"
 FILE_LIST="mac_installer/*.cpp"
 
-sed -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
+sed -e "s/@YEAR@/$YEAR/" -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
 xgettext --omit-header --add-comments -o - --keyword=_ -C ${FILE_LIST} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 
 cd ${srcdir}
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ TMPL_NAME="project generic website"
 TMPL_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/BOINC-Project-Generic.pot"
 FILE_LIST="html/inc/*.inc html/user/*.php html/project.sample/*.inc"
 
-sed -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
+sed -e "s/@YEAR@/$YEAR/" -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
 cat ${GEN_HEADER_ADD} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 xgettext --omit-header --add-comments -o - --keyword=tra -L PHP ${FILE_LIST} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ TMPL_NAME="website"
 TMPL_FILE="${srcdir}/locale/templates/BOINC-Web.pot"
 FILE_LIST="doc/account_managers.inc doc/addons.php doc/docutil.php doc/download.php doc/index.php doc/help.php doc/help_funcs.php doc/links.php doc/logo.php doc/projects.inc html/inc/news.inc"
 
-sed -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
+sed -e "s/@YEAR@/$YEAR/" -e "s/@DATE@/$DATE/" -e "s/@VERSION@/$VERSION/" -e "s/@TMPL_NAME@/$TMPL_NAME/" ${HEADER_FILE} > ${TMPL_FILE}
 cat ${GEN_HEADER_ADD} >> ${TMPL_FILE}
 xgettext --omit-header --add-comments -o - --keyword=tra -L PHP ${FILE_LIST} >> ${TMPL_FILE}