diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
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+++ b/COPYING
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE
 
-Copyright (c) 1996 - 2025, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, and many
+Copyright (c) 1996 - 2026, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, and many
 contributors, see the THANKS file.
 
 All rights reserved.