diff --git a/include/renderer.php b/include/renderer.php
index 2e64569..c3a230b 100644
--- a/include/renderer.php
+++ b/include/renderer.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Renderer {
         }
         $this->templateName = $templateName ?: (!in_array($scriptName, ['ffajs', 'fvajs', '', '/']) ? $scriptName : 'index');
         $this->connectDb();
+        $this->content['year'] = date('Y');
     }
     
     private function createPublicMenuItems(): void {
@@ -173,7 +174,9 @@ class Renderer {
     }
     
     private function footer(): void {
-        $this->website = str_replace('{{footer}}', file_get_contents('templates/footer.html'), $this->website);
+        $footerTemplate = file_get_contents('templates/footer.html');
+        $footer = str_replace('{{year}}', date('Y'), $footerTemplate);
+        $this->website = str_replace('{{footer}}', $footer, $this->website);
     }
     
     protected function showInputField(array $errors, string $inputType, string $fieldName, int $fieldLength): void {
diff --git a/templates/footer.html b/templates/footer.html
index 4af366e..f78f9cc 100644
--- a/templates/footer.html
+++ b/templates/footer.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
     <footer>
-        <span class="footer-copyright">(c) 2023 Verein der Freunde und Förderer der <a href="https://www.steffi-jones-schule.com" target="_blank">Steffi-Jones-Schule e.V.</a></span>
+        <span class="footer-copyright">&copy; {{year}} Verein der Freunde und Förderer der <a href="https://www.steffi-jones-schule.com" target="_blank">Steffi-Jones-Schule e.V.</a></span>
         <a href="imprint" class="footer-imprint">Impressum</a>
     </footer>