diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1af0c8b724..33ecd77f83 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 2)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 1)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
-define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2022)
+define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2023)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[[Elements Project]])
 AC_INIT([Elements Core],m4_join([.], _CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD)m4_if(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, [0], [], [rc]_CLIENT_VERSION_RC),[https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/issues],[elements],[https://elementsproject.org/])