diff --git a/gui/dialogs/about.xml b/gui/dialogs/about.xml
index 822074c55..eca6fa9e9 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/about.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/about.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     </group>
     
     <text>
-      <label>(c) 1996-2016, the FlightGear Contributors</label>
+      <label>(c) 1996-2017, the FlightGear Contributors</label>
     </text>
     
     <group>