diff --git a/tools/cr_checker/cr_checker.bzl b/tools/cr_checker/cr_checker.bzl
index b41ff3ce..edbf8e45 100644
--- a/tools/cr_checker/cr_checker.bzl
+++ b/tools/cr_checker/cr_checker.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def copyright_checker(
         srcs,
         visibility,
         template = "//tools/cr_checker/resources:templates",
+        config = "//tools/cr_checker/resources:config",
         extensions = [],
         offset = 0,
         debug = False,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ def copyright_checker(
                            targets can use this rule.
         template (str, optional): Path to the template resource used for validation.
                                   Defaults to "//tools/cr_checker/resources:templates".
+        config (str, optional): Path to the config resource used for project variables.
+                                Defaults to "//tools/cr_checker/resources:config".
         extensions (list, optional): A list of file extensions to filter the source files.
                                      Defaults to an empty list, meaning all files are checked.
         offset (int, optional): The line offset for applying checks or modifications.
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ def copyright_checker(
         "{}.fix".format(name),
     ]
 
-    args = ["-t $(location {})".format(template)]
+    args = [
+        "-t $(location {})".format(template),
+        "-c $(location {})".format(config),
+    ]
     data = []
     if len(extensions):
         args.append("-e {exts}".format(
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ def copyright_checker(
             args = args,
             data = srcs + [
                 template,
+                config,
             ],
             visibility = visibility,
         )
diff --git a/tools/cr_checker/resources/BUILD b/tools/cr_checker/resources/BUILD
index b4b9ed74..05abe700 100644
--- a/tools/cr_checker/resources/BUILD
+++ b/tools/cr_checker/resources/BUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # *******************************************************************************
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 #
 # See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@ filegroup(
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "config",
+    srcs = [
+        "config.json",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/tools/cr_checker/resources/config.json b/tools/cr_checker/resources/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..addb26da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cr_checker/resources/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "years": [2024, 2025]
+}
diff --git a/tools/cr_checker/resources/templates.ini b/tools/cr_checker/resources/templates.ini
index 01cf29cf..63c2946d 100644
--- a/tools/cr_checker/resources/templates.ini
+++ b/tools/cr_checker/resources/templates.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # *******************************************************************************
 [cpp,c,h,hpp]
 /********************************************************************************
-* Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+* Copyright (c) {year} Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 *
 * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
 * information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ********************************************************************************/
 [py,sh,bzl,ini,yml,BUILD,bazel]
 # *******************************************************************************
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# Copyright (c) {year} Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 #
 # See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 [rst]
 ..
    # *******************************************************************************
-   # Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+   # Copyright (c) {year} Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
    #
    # See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
    # information regarding copyright ownership.
diff --git a/tools/cr_checker/tool/cr_checker.py b/tools/cr_checker/tool/cr_checker.py
index a9603f62..74ca79a6 100755
--- a/tools/cr_checker/tool/cr_checker.py
+++ b/tools/cr_checker/tool/cr_checker.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import mmap
+import json
+from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger()
@@ -98,6 +100,21 @@ def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
             setattr(namespace, self.dest, values)
 
 
+def get_years_from_config(config_path):
+    """
+    Reads the years from a JSON configuration file.
+
+    Args:
+        config_path (Path): Path to the configuration JSON file.
+
+    Returns:
+        list: List of years from the configuration file.
+    """
+    with config_path.open("r") as file:
+        config = json.load(file)
+    return config.get("years", [])
+
+
 def load_templates(path):
     """
     Loads the copyright templates from a configuration file.
@@ -228,7 +245,7 @@ def load_text_from_file_with_mmap(path, header_length, encoding, offset):
             return fmap[:header_length].decode(encoding)
 
 
-def has_copyright(path, copyright_text, use_mmap, encoding, offset):
+def has_copyright(path, copyright_text, use_mmap, encoding, offset, config):
     """
     Checks if the specified copyright text is present in the beginning of a file.
 
@@ -242,6 +259,8 @@ def has_copyright(path, copyright_text, use_mmap, encoding, offset):
         offset (int): Additional number of characters to read beyond the length
                       of `copyright_text`, used to account for extra content
                       (such as a shebang) before the copyright text.
+        config (Path): Path to the config JSON file where configuration
+                variables are stored (e.g. years for copyright headers).
 
     Returns:
         bool: True if the file contains the copyright text, False if it is missing.
@@ -254,10 +273,14 @@ def has_copyright(path, copyright_text, use_mmap, encoding, offset):
     if use_mmap:
         load_text = load_text_from_file_with_mmap
 
-    if copyright_text not in load_text(path, len(copyright_text), encoding, offset):
-        return False
-    LOGGER.debug("File %s has copyright.", path)
-    return True
+    for year in get_years_from_config(config):
+        formated_cr = copyright_text.format(year=year)
+        if formated_cr in load_text(path, len(formated_cr), encoding, offset):
+            LOGGER.debug("File %s has copyright.", path)
+            return True
+
+    LOGGER.debug("File %s doesn't have copyright.", path)
+    return False
 
 
 def get_files_from_dir(directory, exts=None):
@@ -361,7 +384,7 @@ def fix_copyright(path, copyright_text, encoding, offset):
         with open(path, "w", encoding=encoding) as handle:
             if offset > 0:
                 handle.write(first_line + "\n")
-            handle.write(copyright_text)
+            handle.write(copyright_text.format(year=datetime.now().year))
             # Reset the file pointer to the beginning of the temporary file
             temp.seek(0)
             for chunk in iter(lambda: temp.read(4096), ""):
@@ -369,7 +392,9 @@ def fix_copyright(path, copyright_text, encoding, offset):
     LOGGER.info("Fixed missing header in: %s", path)
 
 
-def process_files(files, templates, fix, use_mmap=False, encoding="utf-8", offset=0):  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+def process_files(
+    files, templates, fix, config, use_mmap=False, encoding="utf-8", offset=0
+):  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     """
     Processes a list of files to check for the presence of copyright text.
 
@@ -378,6 +403,8 @@ def process_files(files, templates, fix, use_mmap=False, encoding="utf-8", offse
         templates (dict): A dictionary where keys are file extensions
                           (e.g., '.py', '.txt') and values are strings or patterns
                           representing the required copyright text.
+        config (Path): Path to the config JSON file where configuration
+                       variables are stored (e.g. years for copyright headers).
         use_mmap (bool): Flag for using mmap function for reading files
                          (instead of standard option).
         encoding (str): Encoding type to use when reading the file.
@@ -397,7 +424,7 @@ def process_files(files, templates, fix, use_mmap=False, encoding="utf-8", offse
                 "Skipped (no configuration for selected file extension): %s", item
             )
             continue
-        if not has_copyright(item, templates[key], use_mmap, encoding, offset):
+        if not has_copyright(item, templates[key], use_mmap, encoding, offset, config):
             if fix:
                 fix_copyright(item, templates[key], encoding, offset)
                 results["no_copyright"] += 1
@@ -433,6 +460,14 @@ def parse_arguments(argv):
         help="Path to the template file",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c",
+        "--config-file",
+        type=Path,
+        required=True,
+        help="Path to the config file",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable debug logging level"
     )
@@ -524,7 +559,13 @@ def main(argv=None):
     LOGGER.debug("Running check on files: %s", files)
 
     results = process_files(
-        files, templates, args.fix, args.use_memory_map, args.encoding, args.offset
+        files,
+        templates,
+        args.fix,
+        args.config_file,
+        args.use_memory_map,
+        args.encoding,
+        args.offset,
     )
     total_no = results["no_copyright"]
     total_fixes = results["fixed"]