diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index 284f2dd0cf8..128698c95e0 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAME is a registered trademark of Nicola Salmoria.
 
 The text of version 2 of the GNU General Public License follows.
 
-    Copyright (C) 1997-2016  MAMEDev and contributors
+    Copyright (C) 1997-2017  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