diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 29e1bbe..17d6bb9 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = "Adafruit CircuitPython NeoPixel Library"
+creation_year = "2017"
 current_year = str(datetime.datetime.now().year)
-copyright = current_year + " Scott Shawcroft & Damien P. George"
+year_duration = (
+    current_year
+    if current_year == creation_year
+    else creation_year + " - " + current_year
+)
+copyright = year_duration + " Scott Shawcroft & Damien P. George"
 author = "Scott Shawcroft & Damien P. George"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for