diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 36ce6ef4b..c117e0d03 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ linters-settings:
     min-complexity: 6
   goheader:
     template-path: code-header-template.txt
+    values:
+      const:
+        year-range: "2018"
 
 issues:
   exclude-rules:
diff --git a/code-header-template.txt b/code-header-template.txt
index 9a2d19a76..68cb152e5 100644
--- a/code-header-template.txt
+++ b/code-header-template.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Vikunja is a to-do list application to facilitate your life.
-Copyright 2018-2021 Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
+Copyright {{year-range}} Vikunja and contributors. All rights reserved.
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public Licensee as published by