diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
index 9bce36d1b49..373663ecab2 100644
--- a/COPYING
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ distributions.
MAME
-Copyright (c) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+Copyright (c) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as provided
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8d61bbe84d..095327e473a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ is required to use the "MAME" name, logo, or wordmark.
- Copyright (c) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+ Copyright (c) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as provided in
diff --git a/android-project/LICENSE b/android-project/LICENSE
index 1c4f0fe4393..560c4a4cd5d 100644
--- a/android-project/LICENSE
+++ b/android-project/LICENSE
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
-Copyright (c) 1997-2024, MAMEdev and contributors
+Copyright (c) 1997-2025, MAMEdev and contributors
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
-* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
- list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
- this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
- and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-* Neither the name of bsd3 nor the names of its
- contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- this software without specific prior written permission.
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+ contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ this software without specific prior written permission.
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
-AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
-SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
-CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
-OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
+IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 1d51dd55629..83ad60768b0 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
# General information about the project.
project = u'MAME Documentation'
-copyright = u'1997-2024, MAMEdev and contributors'
+copyright = u'1997-2025, MAMEdev and contributors'
# The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
# |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
diff --git a/docs/source/license.rst b/docs/source/license.rst
index aaffd97a169..b8fae5d341b 100644
--- a/docs/source/license.rst
+++ b/docs/source/license.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ would encourage new contributors to distribute files under this license.
Please note that MAME is a registered trademark of Gregory Ember, and permission
is required to use the “MAME” name, logo, or wordmark.
- Copyright (c) 1997-2024 MAMEDev and contributors
+ Copyright (c) 1997-2025 MAMEDev and contributors
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
diff --git a/docs/source/whatis.rst b/docs/source/whatis.rst
index e6e93382ea3..9e6218042dc 100644
--- a/docs/source/whatis.rst
+++ b/docs/source/whatis.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ that were its initial focus.
|
| **MAME®**
-| **Copyright © 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors**
+| **Copyright © 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors**
| **MAME is a registered trademark of Gregory Ember**
|
diff --git a/language/Afrikaans/strings.po b/language/Afrikaans/strings.po
index a0e9f66b271..444f768b71d 100644
--- a/language/Afrikaans/strings.po
+++ b/language/Afrikaans/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Afrikaans translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Albanian/strings.po b/language/Albanian/strings.po
index 7835e571533..6b9a88bf678 100644
--- a/language/Albanian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Albanian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Albanian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Arabic/strings.po b/language/Arabic/strings.po
index e457ebcd380..556d0846f0f 100644
--- a/language/Arabic/strings.po
+++ b/language/Arabic/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Arabic translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Basque/strings.po b/language/Basque/strings.po
index 44750cd65ff..13153817843 100644
--- a/language/Basque/strings.po
+++ b/language/Basque/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Basque translations for MAME package
# MAME paketearen Ingelesezko itzulpena.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Belarusian/strings.po b/language/Belarusian/strings.po
index 152229ad9cb..4279ba4965e 100644
--- a/language/Belarusian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Belarusian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Belarusian translations for MAME package
# Беларускі пераклад для MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Bosnian/strings.po b/language/Bosnian/strings.po
index f185ef3d29c..fddf02a3a21 100644
--- a/language/Bosnian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Bosnian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Bosnian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Bulgarian/strings.po b/language/Bulgarian/strings.po
index ace6d27006b..3f55087152f 100644
--- a/language/Bulgarian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Bulgarian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Bulgarian translations for MAME package
# Български превод за пакет MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Burmese/strings.po b/language/Burmese/strings.po
index 822ef9dbec2..ea0eb07707f 100644
--- a/language/Burmese/strings.po
+++ b/language/Burmese/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Burmese translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Catalan/strings.po b/language/Catalan/strings.po
index 6b461187c20..772c9ccf3b2 100644
--- a/language/Catalan/strings.po
+++ b/language/Catalan/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Catalan translations for MAME package
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Jordi Mallach , 2016
#
diff --git a/language/Chinese_Simplified/strings.po b/language/Chinese_Simplified/strings.po
index df088f0eb09..ce704423a83 100644
--- a/language/Chinese_Simplified/strings.po
+++ b/language/Chinese_Simplified/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Chinese Simplified translations for MAME package
# MAME 套件的简体中文翻译
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Chinese_Traditional/strings.po b/language/Chinese_Traditional/strings.po
index fd00555eb84..f80791cc494 100644
--- a/language/Chinese_Traditional/strings.po
+++ b/language/Chinese_Traditional/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Chinese Traditional translations for MAME package
# MAME 套件的正體中文翻譯
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Croatian/strings.po b/language/Croatian/strings.po
index beb5ca6a468..ed80529d564 100644
--- a/language/Croatian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Croatian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Croatian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Czech/strings.po b/language/Czech/strings.po
index 4712d4d2dd1..ec8d78a5322 100644
--- a/language/Czech/strings.po
+++ b/language/Czech/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Czech translations for MAME package.
# České preklady pre balík MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Danish/strings.po b/language/Danish/strings.po
index 0e2687a59d8..4062aae166a 100644
--- a/language/Danish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Danish/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Danish translations for MAME package
# Danske oversættelser for pakke MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Dutch/strings.po b/language/Dutch/strings.po
index 37cdb5af173..c8bb13a78d4 100644
--- a/language/Dutch/strings.po
+++ b/language/Dutch/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Dutch translations for MAME package
# Nederlandse vertalingen voor het pakket MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/English/strings.po b/language/English/strings.po
index 397e5caa9e9..407ea7d3a12 100644
--- a/language/English/strings.po
+++ b/language/English/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# English translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Estonian/strings.po b/language/Estonian/strings.po
index aa72d7caa4a..d99c9542d57 100644
--- a/language/Estonian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Estonian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Estonian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Finnish/strings.po b/language/Finnish/strings.po
index 945ff6c0f71..4164f47c7d6 100644
--- a/language/Finnish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Finnish/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Finnish translations for MAME package
# Suomenkielinen käännös MAME-paketille.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/French/strings.po b/language/French/strings.po
index 09bf6802364..808ef9db104 100644
--- a/language/French/strings.po
+++ b/language/French/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Traductions françaises du paquet MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/French_Belgium/strings.po b/language/French_Belgium/strings.po
index 0370553390c..40f9edc7875 100644
--- a/language/French_Belgium/strings.po
+++ b/language/French_Belgium/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Traductions françaises du paquet MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/French_Canada/strings.po b/language/French_Canada/strings.po
index d7628254e4b..821dfab4c35 100644
--- a/language/French_Canada/strings.po
+++ b/language/French_Canada/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# French translations for MAME package
# Traductions françaises du paquet MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Georgian/strings.po b/language/Georgian/strings.po
index d15a66f7c17..9d047cf1e28 100644
--- a/language/Georgian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Georgian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Georgian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/German/strings.po b/language/German/strings.po
index 5acd5633963..f5a035f0757 100644
--- a/language/German/strings.po
+++ b/language/German/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# German translations for MAME package
# German translation for MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Greek/strings.po b/language/Greek/strings.po
index 824367ff84b..73aa97c426a 100644
--- a/language/Greek/strings.po
+++ b/language/Greek/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Greek translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
msgid ""
diff --git a/language/Hebrew/strings.po b/language/Hebrew/strings.po
index 83afca11730..ba14405e7c3 100644
--- a/language/Hebrew/strings.po
+++ b/language/Hebrew/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Hebrew translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Hindi/strings.po b/language/Hindi/strings.po
index 1a82de729e0..8ceb73e9805 100644
--- a/language/Hindi/strings.po
+++ b/language/Hindi/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Hindi translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Indonesian/strings.po b/language/Indonesian/strings.po
index e741d430fb5..4252652f39b 100644
--- a/language/Indonesian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Indonesian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Indonesian translations for MAME package
# Terjemahan bahasa inggris untuk paket MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Italian/strings.po b/language/Italian/strings.po
index 80366bce03d..f30da378bcb 100644
--- a/language/Italian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Italian/strings.po
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Japanese/strings.po b/language/Japanese/strings.po
index 14352192da2..169c2c6ba1f 100644
--- a/language/Japanese/strings.po
+++ b/language/Japanese/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# MAME パッケージに対する英訳.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Korean/strings.po b/language/Korean/strings.po
index 93490f003f7..07b6d3b239a 100644
--- a/language/Korean/strings.po
+++ b/language/Korean/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Korean translations for MAME package
# MAME 패키지에 대한 한국어 번역문.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Latvian/strings.po b/language/Latvian/strings.po
index f473faa0c66..abb370e993c 100644
--- a/language/Latvian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Latvian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Latvian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Lithuanian/strings.po b/language/Lithuanian/strings.po
index 621da97bf3f..6b1b16d2beb 100644
--- a/language/Lithuanian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Lithuanian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Lithuanian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Macedonian/strings.po b/language/Macedonian/strings.po
index e81bf6808cb..e6516b4a136 100644
--- a/language/Macedonian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Macedonian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Macedonian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Norwegian/strings.po b/language/Norwegian/strings.po
index a819f123e83..974a0cf7766 100644
--- a/language/Norwegian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Norwegian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Norwegian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Persian/strings.po b/language/Persian/strings.po
index 0e072148f74..034cb06a769 100644
--- a/language/Persian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Persian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Persian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Polish/strings.po b/language/Polish/strings.po
index e7fba3a22be..2c36c09afbc 100644
--- a/language/Polish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Polish/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Polish translations for MAME package
# Polskie tłumaczenia dla pakietu MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Portuguese/strings.po b/language/Portuguese/strings.po
index 8f03f3261b5..f75b1aa0073 100644
--- a/language/Portuguese/strings.po
+++ b/language/Portuguese/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Portuguese translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Portuguese_Brazil/strings.po b/language/Portuguese_Brazil/strings.po
index 1cb4054fcff..7f467eb18fd 100644
--- a/language/Portuguese_Brazil/strings.po
+++ b/language/Portuguese_Brazil/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Brazilian Portuguese translation for the MAME Project.
# Tradução pro Português Brasileiro para o Projeto MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEDev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEDev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME Project.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Romanian/strings.po b/language/Romanian/strings.po
index ced43f14cc4..f811aaa8815 100644
--- a/language/Romanian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Romanian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Romanian translations for MAME package
# Traducerea în limba românã pentru pachetul MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Russian/strings.po b/language/Russian/strings.po
index c2c20236de8..74b474382d2 100644
--- a/language/Russian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Russian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Russian translations for MAME package
# Русский перевод для пакета MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Serbian/strings.po b/language/Serbian/strings.po
index f8b5c7fb8cd..e0dd80421e3 100644
--- a/language/Serbian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Serbian/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Serbian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Serbian_Cyrillic/strings.po b/language/Serbian_Cyrillic/strings.po
index a531adeaafa..bf451e4348b 100644
--- a/language/Serbian_Cyrillic/strings.po
+++ b/language/Serbian_Cyrillic/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Serbian translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Slovak/strings.po b/language/Slovak/strings.po
index 9e4b07e6ad0..6c1552e8991 100644
--- a/language/Slovak/strings.po
+++ b/language/Slovak/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Slovak translations for MAME package
# Slovenské preklady pre balík MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Slovenian/strings.po b/language/Slovenian/strings.po
index 939fc6d92fb..bbac4664ca2 100644
--- a/language/Slovenian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Slovenian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Slovenian translations for MAME package
# Slovenski prevodi paketa MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Spanish/strings.po b/language/Spanish/strings.po
index a291692f571..ec58d3327db 100644
--- a/language/Spanish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Spanish/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Spanish translations for MAME package
# Traducciones al español para el paquete MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
# A. Viloria, 2016-2018.
diff --git a/language/Spanish_Mexico/strings.po b/language/Spanish_Mexico/strings.po
index 6d4594b2c54..72cfe333af5 100644
--- a/language/Spanish_Mexico/strings.po
+++ b/language/Spanish_Mexico/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Spanish translations for MAME package
# Traducciones al español para el paquete MAME.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Swedish/strings.po b/language/Swedish/strings.po
index 09763a22621..887368ef7c3 100644
--- a/language/Swedish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Swedish/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Swedish translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Thai/strings.po b/language/Thai/strings.po
index ad309fe38cb..4aa43f2b436 100644
--- a/language/Thai/strings.po
+++ b/language/Thai/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Thai translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Turkish/strings.po b/language/Turkish/strings.po
index f16450a33d3..c7947577b5a 100644
--- a/language/Turkish/strings.po
+++ b/language/Turkish/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Turkish translations for MAME package
# MAME paketi için Türkçe çeviriler.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/language/Ukrainian/strings.po b/language/Ukrainian/strings.po
index 5c06455cd07..5b645e0778f 100644
--- a/language/Ukrainian/strings.po
+++ b/language/Ukrainian/strings.po
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Ukrainian translations for MAME package.
# Український переклад MAME-пакета
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2024.
#
diff --git a/language/Vietnamese/strings.po b/language/Vietnamese/strings.po
index ae82551a21c..f273d3b38fb 100644
--- a/language/Vietnamese/strings.po
+++ b/language/Vietnamese/strings.po
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# Vietnamese translations for MAME package.
-# Copyright (C) 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors
# This file is distributed under the same license as the MAME package.
# Automatically generated, 2023.
#
diff --git a/scripts/build/verinfo.py b/scripts/build/verinfo.py
index 6cbc66813ea..68038b6251b 100644
--- a/scripts/build/verinfo.py
+++ b/scripts/build/verinfo.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
original=options.executable,
product=('MAME' if options.target == 'mame' else options.target),
rdns=('org.mamedev.' + internal),
- copyright='\u00a9 1997-2024 MAMEdev and contributors',
+ copyright='\u00a9 1997-2025 MAMEdev and contributors',
winfileflags=('0x0L' if verbuild == '0' else 'VS_FF_PRERELEASE'),
resources=(options.resources or 'mame.rc'))
diff --git a/web/LICENSE b/web/LICENSE
index 15cdcc869cf..560c4a4cd5d 100644
--- a/web/LICENSE
+++ b/web/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 1997-2024, MAMEdev and contributors
+Copyright (c) 1997-2025, MAMEdev and contributors
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without