diff --git a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/dark/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/dark/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
index a3db405e0..08c185c36 100644
--- a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/dark/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
+++ b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/dark/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--{xo-logger-output}-->
 
 <div id='xo-footer'>
-    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{year}></div>
+    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{$smarty.now|date_format:"%Y"}></div>
     <div id="xo-footer-rss"><a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="<{xoAppUrl 'backend.php'}>" title="<{$smarty.const._OXYGEN_RSS}>"><img src="<{xoImgUrl 'images/feed.png'}>"/></a></div>
     <div><{include file="$theme_tpl/xo_uptop.tpl"}></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/default/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/default/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
index 1c796431c..08867e4fb 100644
--- a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/default/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
+++ b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/default/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div id='xo-footer'>
-    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{year}></div>
+    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{$smarty.now|date_format:"%Y"}></div>
     <div id="xo-footer-rss"><a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="<{xoAppUrl 'backend.php'}>" title="<{$smarty.const._OXYGEN_RSS}>"><img src="<{xoImgUrl 'img/feed.png'}>"/></a></div>
     <div><{include file="$theme_tpl/xo_uptop.tpl"}></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/transition/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/transition/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
index a3db405e0..08c185c36 100644
--- a/htdocs/modules/system/themes/transition/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
+++ b/htdocs/modules/system/themes/transition/xotpl/xo_footer.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--{xo-logger-output}-->
 
 <div id='xo-footer'>
-    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{year}></div>
+    <div id="xo-footer-body">Powered by <a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="https://xoops.org" title="Xoops Project"><{$xoops_version}></a> &copy; 2001-<{$smarty.now|date_format:"%Y"}></div>
     <div id="xo-footer-rss"><a class="tooltip" rel="external" href="<{xoAppUrl 'backend.php'}>" title="<{$smarty.const._OXYGEN_RSS}>"><img src="<{xoImgUrl 'images/feed.png'}>"/></a></div>
     <div><{include file="$theme_tpl/xo_uptop.tpl"}></div>
 </div>