diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 7a11cd3..343eff7 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+#set( $dummy = "" )
+#set( $date = $dummy.getClass().forName("java.util.Date").newInstance() )
+#set( $format = $dummy.getClass().forName("java.text.SimpleDateFormat").newInstance() )
+#set( $pattern = $format.applyPattern("yyyy") )
+#set( $year = $format.format($date) )
+?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-  ~ Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+  ~ Copyright ${year} Open Networking Laboratory
   ~
   ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppService.java b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppService.java
index ade96f3..d4eaec6 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppService.java
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/api/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/AppService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #set( $symbol_dollar = '$' )
 #set( $symbol_escape = '\' )
 /*
- * Copyright 2016 Open Networking Laboratory
+ * Copyright ${year} Open Networking Laboratory
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.