diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 53de10d52..a30975254 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 16)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 3)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
-define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2018)
+define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2019)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Kevacoin Core]])
 AC_INIT([Kevacoin Core],[_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR._CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR._CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION],[https://github.com/kevacoin-project/kevacoin/issues],[kevacoin],[https://kevacoin.org/])