diff --git a/very_good_core/__brick__/{{project_name.snakeCase()}}/windows/runner/Runner.rc b/very_good_core/__brick__/{{project_name.snakeCase()}}/windows/runner/Runner.rc
index 79b7cc2..cd8d793 100644
--- a/very_good_core/__brick__/{{project_name.snakeCase()}}/windows/runner/Runner.rc
+++ b/very_good_core/__brick__/{{project_name.snakeCase()}}/windows/runner/Runner.rc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "FileDescription", "{{project_name.snakeCase()}}" "\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", VERSION_AS_STRING "\0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "{{project_name.snakeCase()}}" "\0"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022 {{windows_application_id}}. All rights reserved." "\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) {{current_year}} {{windows_application_id}}. All rights reserved." "\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "{{project_name.snakeCase()}}.exe" "\0"
             VALUE "ProductName", "{{project_name.titleCase()}}" "\0"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", VERSION_AS_STRING "\0"
diff --git a/very_good_core/hooks/lib/src/models/very_good_core_configuration.dart b/very_good_core/hooks/lib/src/models/very_good_core_configuration.dart
index fc24355..375a9b9 100644
--- a/very_good_core/hooks/lib/src/models/very_good_core_configuration.dart
+++ b/very_good_core/hooks/lib/src/models/very_good_core_configuration.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:clock/clock.dart';
 import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
 import 'package:very_good_core_hooks/very_good_core_hooks.dart';
 
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ class VeryGoodCoreConfiguration extends Equatable {
   /// {@macro very_good_core_configuration_variables.description}
   final String description;
 
+  /// The current year.
+  ///
+  /// Usually used for copyright headers.
+  final String currentYear = clock.now().year.toString();
+
   /// {@macro windows_application_id}
   late final WindowsApplicationId windowsApplicationId;
 
diff --git a/very_good_core/hooks/pre_gen.dart b/very_good_core/hooks/pre_gen.dart
index 0667cd6..34249ea 100644
--- a/very_good_core/hooks/pre_gen.dart
+++ b/very_good_core/hooks/pre_gen.dart
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ void run(HookContext context) {
     'ios_application_id': configuration.iOsApplicationId,
     'macos_application_id': configuration.macOsApplicationId,
     'windows_application_id': configuration.windowsApplicationId,
+    'current_year': configuration.currentYear,
   };
 }
diff --git a/very_good_core/hooks/pubspec.yaml b/very_good_core/hooks/pubspec.yaml
index 66f0641..cdb1252 100644
--- a/very_good_core/hooks/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/very_good_core/hooks/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: ^3.5.0
 
 dependencies:
+  clock: ^1.1.1
   equatable: ^2.0.5
   mason: ^0.1.0-dev.52
 
diff --git a/very_good_core/hooks/test/pre_gen_test.dart b/very_good_core/hooks/test/pre_gen_test.dart
index 3c49c97..2ee41c0 100644
--- a/very_good_core/hooks/test/pre_gen_test.dart
+++ b/very_good_core/hooks/test/pre_gen_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:clock/clock.dart';
 import 'package:mason/mason.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
@@ -15,34 +16,38 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('populates variables', () {
-      final vars = {
-        'project_name': 'my_app',
-        'org_name': 'com.example',
-        'application_id': 'app.id',
-        'description': 'A new Flutter project.',
-      };
-      when(() => context.vars).thenReturn(vars);
-
-      pre_gen.run(context);
-
-      final newVars = verify(() => context.vars = captureAny()).captured.last
-          as Map<String, dynamic>;
-
-      expect(
-        newVars,
-        equals(
-          {
-            'project_name': 'my_app',
-            'org_name': 'com.example',
-            'description': 'A new Flutter project.',
-            'android_namespace': 'app.id',
-            'android_application_id': 'app.id',
-            'ios_application_id': 'app.id',
-            'macos_application_id': 'app.id',
-            'windows_application_id': 'app.id',
-          },
-        ),
-      );
+      final clock = Clock.fixed(DateTime(2020));
+      withClock(clock, () {
+        final vars = {
+          'project_name': 'my_app',
+          'org_name': 'com.example',
+          'application_id': 'app.id',
+          'description': 'A new Flutter project.',
+        };
+        when(() => context.vars).thenReturn(vars);
+
+        pre_gen.run(context);
+
+        final newVars = verify(() => context.vars = captureAny()).captured.last
+            as Map<String, dynamic>;
+
+        expect(
+          newVars,
+          equals(
+            {
+              'project_name': 'my_app',
+              'org_name': 'com.example',
+              'description': 'A new Flutter project.',
+              'android_namespace': 'app.id',
+              'android_application_id': 'app.id',
+              'ios_application_id': 'app.id',
+              'macos_application_id': 'app.id',
+              'windows_application_id': 'app.id',
+              'current_year': '2020',
+            },
+          ),
+        );
+      });
     });
   });
 }