diff --git a/project_template/{% if license=='Apache' %}LICENSE{% endif %} b/project_template/{% if license=='Apache' %}LICENSE{% endif %}
index 252d6fd..84a4cb3 100644
--- a/project_template/{% if license=='Apache' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
+++ b/project_template/{% if license=='Apache' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2024 {{ full_name }}
+   Copyright {{ '%Y' | strftime }} {{ full_name }}
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/project_template/{% if license=='BSD' %}LICENSE{% endif %} b/project_template/{% if license=='BSD' %}LICENSE{% endif %}
index 856e78b..5927c6a 100644
--- a/project_template/{% if license=='BSD' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
+++ b/project_template/{% if license=='BSD' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BSD 3-Clause License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024, {{ full_name }}.
+Copyright (c) {{ '%Y' | strftime }}, {{ full_name }}.
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/project_template/{% if license=='MIT' %}LICENSE{% endif %} b/project_template/{% if license=='MIT' %}LICENSE{% endif %}
index 6b2a468..51138e6 100644
--- a/project_template/{% if license=='MIT' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
+++ b/project_template/{% if license=='MIT' %}LICENSE{% endif %}	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright 2024 {{ full_name }}
+Copyright {{ '%Y' | strftime }} {{ full_name }}
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in