diff --git a/avtools/cmdutils.c b/avtools/cmdutils.c
index 727e2835eb..cf8a4c8c1c 100644
--- a/avtools/cmdutils.c
+++ b/avtools/cmdutils.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 struct SwsContext *sws_opts;
 AVDictionary *format_opts, *codec_opts, *resample_opts;
 
-static const int this_year = 2017;
+static const int this_year = 2018;
 
 void init_opts(void)
 {