diff --git a/compiler/commands.nim b/compiler/commands.nim
index b38e52bc5..02c0b8486 100644
--- a/compiler/commands.nim
+++ b/compiler/commands.nim
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ proc processSwitch*(switch, arg: string, pass: TCmdLinePass, info: TLineInfo)
 
 const
   HelpMessage = "Nim Compiler Version $1 (" & CompileDate & ") [$2: $3]\n" &
-      "Copyright (c) 2006-2015 by Andreas Rumpf\n"
+      "Copyright (c) 2006-" & CompileDate.substr(0, 3) & " by Andreas Rumpf\n"
 
 const
   Usage = slurp"doc/basicopt.txt".replace("//", "")