diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dfb6d298a..b34ef784c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dnl We don't know the version number "statically" so we use a dash here
 AC_INIT(curl, [-], [a suitable curl mailing list => http://curl.haxx.se/mail/])
 
 dnl configure script copyright
-AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1998 - 2007 Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>
+AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1998 - 2008 Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>
 This configure script may be copied, distributed and modified under the
 terms of the curl license; see COPYING for more details])