diff --git a/bin/foamNewApp b/bin/foamNewApp
index b2f664817bd735b665cb66db8da25bfd3834431c..e960ea0b73722576062f4f25f68fdd61e83abc55 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewApp
+++ b/bin/foamNewApp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -62,9 +62,12 @@ esac
 [ -d "$1" ] && usage "$1 directory already exists, aborting..."
 
 NAME=$1
+YEAR=$(date +%Y)
 
 echo "Creating application code directory $NAME" && mkdir $NAME
-sed "s#NAME#${NAME}#g" ${DIR}/app.C > $NAME/$NAME.C
+sed -e "s#NAME#${NAME}#g" \
+    -e "s#YEAR#${YEAR}#g" \
+    ${DIR}/app.C > $NAME/$NAME.C
 
 echo "Creating Make subdirectory" && mkdir $NAME/Make
 sed "s#NAME#${NAME}#g" ${DIR}/Make/files > $NAME/Make/files
diff --git a/bin/foamNewBC b/bin/foamNewBC
index 26ac4fcc91ec5cd2d58e8646431ef4c650be6e54..ceac666502c3982cb8cb65ed7df802bd148433ef 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewBC
+++ b/bin/foamNewBC
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ FVPATCHF=fvPatch$(cap $FIELD)
 CLASS=$NAME$(cap $FVPATCHF)
 PARENT=$BASE$(cap $FVPATCHF)
 CONSTRUCT=$(echo $CLASS | sed 's/<Type>//g')
+YEAR=$(date +%Y)
 
 # Create some example values for the Description
 n=0
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ do
         -e "s#NAME#${NAME}#g" \
         -e "s#BASE#${BASE}#g" \
         -e "s#CONSTRUCT#${CONSTRUCT}#g" \
+        -e "s#YEAR#${YEAR}#g" \
         -e "s#CLASS#${CLASS}#g" \
         -e "s#FIELD#${FIELD}#g" \
         -e "s#FVPATCHF#${FVPATCHF}#g" \
diff --git a/bin/foamNewFunctionObject b/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
index a2f5d2bf20a8b3002e4e323d19c3a4e0a44eee0b..24455375724ae919dc8b46cde5ea79c93ab79469 100755
--- a/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
+++ b/bin/foamNewFunctionObject
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ esac
 [ -d "$1" ] && usage "$1 directory already exists, aborting..."
 
 NAME=$1
+YEAR=$(date +%Y)
 
 echo "Creating function object code directory $NAME" && mkdir $NAME
 for F in $(ls ${DIR}/*.*)
 do
     FILE=$(basename $F | sed "s#FUNCTIONOBJECT#${NAME}#g")
-    sed "s#FUNCTIONOBJECT#${NAME}#g" ${F} > ${NAME}/${FILE}
+    sed -e "s#FUNCTIONOBJECT#${NAME}#g" \
+        -e "s#YEAR#${YEAR}#g" \
+        ${F} > ${NAME}/${FILE}
 done
 
 echo "Creating Make subdirectory" && mkdir $NAME/Make
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.C b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.C
index ced40005b3acdda5540ca51d9f210052f8c437a5..d31c281a5f97bddc6ac6f1629450adfb0de0a9ef 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.H b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.H
index c878d68d9d43bbbfa07d1766002108c8179bc5b6..72f66462f648c9d158c54a91ccb3493f3bfc8132 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BC.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.C b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.C
index a0b084933ad755952b65d1e4b605a5794593ee7f..b8b4642918c2beae74fa3a7dce9f503b96ec2ca5 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.H b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.H
index bbd112ed9d13febf74db55eef3b213e61ff5edaf..f32d209bbeaa13e0190d5df27c64844e492274c7 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCs.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCsFwd.H b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCsFwd.H
index 4c600dd7eb09b54e6521dcd9af40e38aeb9083d1..2aeabb56ff13cb890f101e41fc6c511078d63523 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCsFwd.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/BC/BCsFwd.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/app/app.C b/etc/codeTemplates/app/app.C
index 2ed97537f6bb8e5d96bce5383a60651f50a1f09a..0b765eb1e20acaf1566d3eb00225bec1fd7b1b9d 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/app/app.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/app/app.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codeStreamTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codeStreamTemplate.C
index 5d69d9963294eebbced2b28a454b477698e3e3d1..58671e58769002ad583e14f4fc3baa05f236544b 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codeStreamTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codeStreamTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.C
index 6cb5cc0d7bd2a76df41adb9b9204d09a8f1fc448..046412bd683df6b40795206009e50637460f94b4 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.H
index c27641936281c1e34da7dd2989b1412f735230c1..29e97e3a28997381ce91095c4ec06bd9737f8e88 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/codedFvOptionTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
index c7f442f03a64c9a4fa4bd919b91a061c2de547ec..e0a3943411fbc6279733292859d01cf68cb14336 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
index 6026fe1256cb8b0973a77f271201fffad69f04ca..468ef1326c01fd5416fc2e516c06a320d4f95970 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValueFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.C
index f474cbbd73cdcba5a7197e8427fc3f6b8554845d..c1cc7e66c94e73783fc0d9f7a0349e6768c080e0 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.H
index bbb46269ff592451c4ddcdc624b4f42d041aa36a..ce92b09fb2b27f9782e40a430c1cc07e496438c9 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/fixedValuePointPatchFieldTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.C
index 4df4117cdd826389da54fc49fdd8720139f4556b..b2d65aad5d91445761bc7d08d9d95c2189df7776 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.H
index a20a40120fe2bd22df2dcbc7cce4d8d8f6ed214f..bd2580a9bea04b50a9a1cf3bbf05ae526f6bedb3 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/functionObjectTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
index ab2f100f3e462c9c30a9f8419179e30be61f40ea..651ee6018a5db141546df445ceb891e7477f78fa 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
index 129fb534dd4be1299730a5436b89f6793fce9550..cb59d0a1f5cfca4cc4896e5511ed6881b0d87c04 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/dynamicCode/mixedFvPatchFieldTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/foamScript b/etc/codeTemplates/foamScript
index 0c30f3371529ea384d46e4051b89ff433ec4e937..48cc73bb5cd7efeb3104b1a930816b73f616a342 100755
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/foamScript
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/foamScript
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.C b/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.C
index 68c84dfe7d6d7f79fa449db45406b6e7c527e1ca..5318dbead70db3c3fe801aee83029c073a46b7be 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.H b/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.H
index 2a2dfd07ccc6b6c449f99a7f8dd33d0c6db2358a..dc3a3edb2f497633ca21202d349019c21e802a18 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/functionObject/FUNCTIONOBJECT.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.C b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.C
index 6812cbdf16ff8b4bd1dbcae4a4306fbce57527ac..3d6f46ded11153b01203f29604e72d4b75cfeaf0 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.H b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.H
index d2cbe47d0b5280d2b69aa8c819e1cf86335a5825..df90d5e4fe2a30dcc671475482a8b5acf0f1c143 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_Template.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateApp.C b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateApp.C
index 80c562cbdbc9b40185dbec45bf9df0e9fe11459a..aa6efc53f755e2526c3afc4235063467fdc21874 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateApp.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateApp.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateI.H b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateI.H
index eca8d9ea3b2ab1a5690711352eb2a1cf5e7a7166..dd1ba9ecf1efde9049db85f7e24ad2d8c3563946 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateI.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateI.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateIO.C b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateIO.C
index d07fc0d3f30ee81b258acf0a66b2b2a0fcae897f..f1e498671e4840e61a72de74d6f1b07d33725ad4 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateIO.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/_TemplateIO.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/source/foamNewSource b/etc/codeTemplates/source/foamNewSource
index 0a9c1b91af0f8cb0ee44b1d1a31625629980ccbf..ae6d547141120672debf6d925d3bef61e675d80e 100755
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/source/foamNewSource
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/source/foamNewSource
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ else
     fi
 
     # process class name
-    sed "s/CLASSNAME/$className/g" $Template$subType$Type > $fileName
+    sed -e "s/CLASSNAME/$className/g" \
+        -e "s/YEAR/$(date +%Y)/g" \
+        $Template$subType$Type > $fileName
 
     if [ "$subType" = App -a ! -d Make ]
     then
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.C b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.C
index 63b895032b60ec2ed6046a6fdb3ef77b75d12ef9..2f733dfc3fae7883e14326a32a620267395dabfd 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.H b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.H
index 12e5511b732819851a7d73e52c0802b6073cffc5..ad98aca4af2daff403c7789b25b0d59640b08691 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplate.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateI.H b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateI.H
index eca8d9ea3b2ab1a5690711352eb2a1cf5e7a7166..dd1ba9ecf1efde9049db85f7e24ad2d8c3563946 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateI.H
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateI.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateIO.C b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateIO.C
index c60b5be8b8d8494dd982b9958fb8a81ac4b04485..05921c96458977c882c55558c514b3c0a399a33b 100644
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateIO.C
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/template/_TemplateTemplateIO.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) YEAR OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
diff --git a/etc/codeTemplates/template/foamNewTemplate b/etc/codeTemplates/template/foamNewTemplate
index dfc2e13375e3b17e521ed5a46480a17a250da3da..a85be23b50382afc6e38723d8515b166c81f9b27 100755
--- a/etc/codeTemplates/template/foamNewTemplate
+++ b/etc/codeTemplates/template/foamNewTemplate
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # =========                 |
 # \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
 #  \\    /   O peration     |
-#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
 #    \\/     M anipulation  |
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # License
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ else
 
 
     # process class name
-    sed -e "s/CLASSNAME/$className/g" $Template$Type > $fileName.1
+    sed -e "s/CLASSNAME/$className/g" \
+        -e "s/YEAR/$(date +%Y)/g" \
+        $Template$Type > $fileName.1
 
 
     # process remaining (template) arguments