diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index d4abeda..00109b1 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import sys, os, breathe, sphinx_bootstrap_theme
 from sphinxcontrib.doxylink import doxylink
+from datetime import date
 
 os.system("make doc -C npa")
 os.system("make doc -C virtualsmartcard")
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'Virtual Smart Card Architecture'
-copyright = u'2009-2013 by Dominik Oepen and Frank Morgner'
+copyright = u'2009-%d by Dominik Oepen and Frank Morgner' % date.today().year
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -60,8 +61,7 @@ copyright = u'2009-2013 by Dominik Oepen and Frank Morgner'
 # The short X.Y version.
 #version = '0.7'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-import datetime
-release = '%s' % datetime.date.today()
+release = '%s' % date.today()
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.