diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 32234d1..4dab74e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = "Adafruit datetime Library"
+creation_year = "2021"
 current_year = str(datetime.datetime.now().year)
-copyright = current_year + " Brent Rubell"
+year_duration = (
+    current_year
+    if current_year == creation_year
+    else creation_year + " - " + current_year
+)
+copyright = year_duration + " Brent Rubell"
 author = "Brent Rubell"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for