diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 0c8b4a5ce..8e725ffc7 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import urllib.request
 import contextlib
 import sys
+import datetime
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("./_ext"))
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'pyOpenMS'
-copyright = u'2023, OpenMS Team'
+copyright = f'{datetime.now().year}, OpenMS Team'
 author = u'OpenMS Team'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for