diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
index fd1e5f9fd21..e68b20a6acf 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 package_template = '''\
 ##############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2017, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
 # Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
 #
 # This file is part of Spack.