diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bd728239802..74c50628f2c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ be reviewed by two maintainers and must pass the automatic tests.
 Code that you contribute should use the standard copyright header:
 
 ```
-// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2018 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 ```