happy new year
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
index a19db4f..86d4dfe 100644
--- a/NOTICE
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
    Apache log4net
-   Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation
+   Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation
 
    This product includes software developed at
    The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
diff --git a/log4net.nuspec b/log4net.nuspec
index 27fac16..fc4cf92 100644
--- a/log4net.nuspec
+++ b/log4net.nuspec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <licenseUrl>http://logging.apache.org/log4net/license.html</licenseUrl>
     <projectUrl>http://logging.apache.org/log4net/</projectUrl>
     <iconUrl>https://www.apache.org/images/feather.png</iconUrl>
-    <copyright>Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation</copyright>
+    <copyright>Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation</copyright>
     <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
     <tags>logging log tracing logfiles</tags>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/log4net.shfbproj b/log4net.shfbproj
index 4cfe5af..a883492 100644
--- a/log4net.shfbproj
+++ b/log4net.shfbproj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <Preliminary>False</Preliminary>
     <NamingMethod>MemberName</NamingMethod>
     <HelpTitle>Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation</HelpTitle>
-    <CopyrightText>Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation</CopyrightText>
+    <CopyrightText>Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation</CopyrightText>
     <CopyrightHref>http://logging.apache.org/log4net/</CopyrightHref>
     <ContentPlacement>AboveNamespaces</ContentPlacement>
     <DocumentationSources>
diff --git a/netstandard/log4net/project.json b/netstandard/log4net/project.json
index 589214f..c269c5f 100644
--- a/netstandard/log4net/project.json
+++ b/netstandard/log4net/project.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "log4net",
   "version": "2.0.7",
   "title": "Apache log4net for .NET Core",
-  "copyright": "Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation.",
+  "copyright": "Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation.",
   "frameworks": {
     "netstandard1.3": {
       "buildOptions": {
diff --git a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cpp b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cpp
index c12b2e3..1dc9eb5 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cpp
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 //
 
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("The Apache Software Foundation")];
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation.")];
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation.")];
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("Apache and Apache log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation")];
diff --git a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cs b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cs
index 8a98e02..97fbc58 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 //
 
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompany("The Apache Software Foundation")]
-[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation.")]
+[assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation.")]
 [assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTrademark("Apache and Apache log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation")]
diff --git a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.js b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.js
index 99fce08..2b603f6 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.js
+++ b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.js
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
 //
 
 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("The Apache Software Foundation")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation.")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("Apache and Apache log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation")]
diff --git a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.vb b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.vb
index 8bed8f0..6d27475 100644
--- a/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.vb
+++ b/src/AssemblyVersionInfo.vb
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
 '
 
 <Assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCompany("The Apache Software Foundation")>
-<Assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation.")> 
+<Assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyright("Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation.")> 
 <Assembly: System.Reflection.AssemblyTrademark("Apache and Apache log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation")>