diff --git a/common/common.h b/common/common.h
index bed9060f71..8dd02026f6 100644
--- a/common/common.h
+++ b/common/common.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum {
 
 extern const char mpv_version[];
 extern const char mpv_builddate[];
+extern const char mpv_copyright[];
 
 char *mp_format_time(double time, bool fractions);
 char *mp_format_time_fmt(const char *fmt, double time);
diff --git a/common/version.c b/common/version.c
index b98fe00ed1..61f4018022 100644
--- a/common/version.c
+++ b/common/version.c
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 
 const char mpv_version[]  = "mpv " VERSION;
 const char mpv_builddate[] = BUILDDATE;
+const char mpv_copyright[] = MPVCOPYRIGHT;
diff --git a/osdep/macosx_menubar.m b/osdep/macosx_menubar.m
index 4e9b1733d6..3a5c5a76c2 100644
--- a/osdep/macosx_menubar.m
+++ b/osdep/macosx_menubar.m
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
     NSDictionary *options = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
         @"mpv", @"ApplicationName",
         [self getMPVIcon], @"ApplicationIcon",
-         @"Copyright © 2000-2017 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects", @"Copyright",
+        [NSString stringWithUTF8String:mpv_copyright], @"Copyright",
         [NSString stringWithUTF8String:mpv_version], @"ApplicationVersion",
         nil];
     [NSApp orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions:options];
diff --git a/osdep/mpv.rc b/osdep/mpv.rc
index 9c51e2d25b..34c19e7028 100644
--- a/osdep/mpv.rc
+++ b/osdep/mpv.rc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <winver.h>
+#include "version.h"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
     FILEVERSION 2, 0, 0, 0
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
                 VALUE "CompanyName", "mpv"
                 VALUE "FileDescription", "mpv"
                 VALUE "FileVersion", "2.0.0.0"
-                VALUE "LegalCopyright", "(C) 2000-2018 mpv/mplayer2/MPlayer"
+                VALUE "LegalCopyright", MPVCOPYRIGHT
                 VALUE "OriginalFilename", "mpv.exe"
                 VALUE "ProductName", "mpv"
                 VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.0.0.0"
diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
index 1a0de32686..5f79e784ed 100644
--- a/player/main.c
+++ b/player/main.c
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ void mp_update_logging(struct MPContext *mpctx, bool preinit)
 void mp_print_version(struct mp_log *log, int always)
 {
     int v = always ? MSGL_INFO : MSGL_V;
-    mp_msg(log, v,
-           "%s (C) 2000-2018 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects\n built on %s\n",
-           mpv_version, mpv_builddate);
+    mp_msg(log, v, "%s %s\n built on %s\n",
+           mpv_version, mpv_copyright, mpv_builddate);
     print_libav_versions(log, v);
     mp_msg(log, v, "\n");
     // Only in verbose mode.
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 45a529c54e..2cfc384b5c 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ fi
 NEW_REVISION="#define VERSION \"${VERSION}\""
 OLD_REVISION=$(head -n 1 "$version_h" 2> /dev/null)
 BUILDDATE="#define BUILDDATE \"$(date)\""
+MPVCOPYRIGHT="#define MPVCOPYRIGHT \"Copyright © 2000-2018 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects\""
 
 # Update version.h only on revision changes to avoid spurious rebuilds
 if test "$NEW_REVISION" != "$OLD_REVISION"; then
     cat <<EOF > "$version_h"
 $NEW_REVISION
 $BUILDDATE
+$MPVCOPYRIGHT
 EOF
 fi