diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 164a8ee8b2..31bb9a3789 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'QEMU'
-copyright = u'2024, The QEMU Project Developers'
+copyright = u'2025, The QEMU Project Developers'
 author = u'The QEMU Project Developers'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
diff --git a/include/qemu/help-texts.h b/include/qemu/help-texts.h
index 353ab2ad8b..bc8fab9169 100644
--- a/include/qemu/help-texts.h
+++ b/include/qemu/help-texts.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define QEMU_HELP_TEXTS_H
 
 /* Copyright string for -version arguments, About dialogs, etc */
-#define QEMU_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (c) 2003-2024 " \
+#define QEMU_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (c) 2003-2025 " \
     "Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers"
 
 /* Bug reporting information for --help arguments, About dialogs, etc */