diff --git a/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp b/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
index 0b98befe8..755413b2b 100644
--- a/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 #include "aboutdialog.h"
 #include "ui_aboutdialog.h"
+
 #include "clientmodel.h"
 
-#include "version.h"
+// Copyright year (2009-this)
+// Todo: update this when changing our copyright comments in the source
+const int ABOUTDIALOG_COPYRIGHT_YEAR = 2013;
 
 AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
     ui(new Ui::AboutDialog)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    // Set current copyright year
+    ui->copyrightLabel->setText(tr("Copyright") + QString(" © ") + tr("2009-%1 The Bitcoin developers").arg(ABOUTDIALOG_COPYRIGHT_YEAR));
 }
 
 void AboutDialog::setModel(ClientModel *model)
diff --git a/src/qt/aboutdialog.h b/src/qt/aboutdialog.h
index 2ed9e9e7c..33b143767 100644
--- a/src/qt/aboutdialog.h
+++ b/src/qt/aboutdialog.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
     ~AboutDialog();
 
     void setModel(ClientModel *model);
+
 private:
     Ui::AboutDialog *ui;
 
diff --git a/src/qt/forms/aboutdialog.ui b/src/qt/forms/aboutdialog.ui
index b59c2445d..80768f89b 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/aboutdialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/aboutdialog.ui
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@
         <cursorShape>IBeamCursor</cursorShape>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Copyright © 2009-2012 The Bitcoin developers</string>
+        <string notr="true">Copyright &amp;copy; 2009-YYYY The Bitcoin developers</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="textFormat">
+        <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="textInteractionFlags">
         <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>