diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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+++ b/COPYING
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-Copyright (C) 2012 - 2017  Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at>
+Copyright (C) 2012 - 2018  Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at>
 
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
 purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ```
 yosys -- Yosys Open SYnthesis Suite
 
-Copyright (C) 2012 - 2017  Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at>
+Copyright (C) 2012 - 2018  Clifford Wolf <clifford@clifford.at>
 
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
 purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above