diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbaa224db..2d394e153 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AC_INIT([curl], [-], [a suitable curl mailing list => http://curl.haxx.se/mail/]
 CURL_OVERRIDE_AUTOCONF
 
 dnl configure script copyright
-AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1998 - 2009 Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>
+AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (c) 1998 - 2010 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])