diff --git a/.golangci.goheader.template b/.golangci.goheader.template
index 5859975..947c941 100644
--- a/.golangci.goheader.template
+++ b/.golangci.goheader.template
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright © {{ YEAR }} Meroxa, Inc.
+Copyright © {{ copyright-year }} Meroxa, Inc.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index bd4511d..8fae764 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ linters-settings:
     ignore-tests: true
   goheader:
     template-path: '.golangci.goheader.template'
+    values:
+      regexp:
+        copyright-year: 20[2-9]\d
 
 linters:
   # please, do not use `enable-all`: it's deprecated and will be removed soon.