diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index b632d92..ac6cdce 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "service_name": "some_service",
     "role_name": "server",
-    "initial_version": "2017.6",
-    "copyright_year": "2017",
+    "initial_version": "2018.1",
+    "copyright_year": "2018",
     "copyright_holder": "Your Name et al.",
     "author_name": "John Doe",
     "author_contact": "jdoe@domain.com",