diff --git a/doc/contribute.html b/doc/contribute.html
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--- a/doc/contribute.html
+++ b/doc/contribute.html
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ These files will be periodically updated based on the commit logs.
 <p>Code that you contribute should use the standard copyright header:</p>
 
 <pre>
-// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 </pre>