diff --git a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
index fb5a774632fd7c2978abe48241efa2ed41c22d55..9d941863f49cee3884f231f4216852ae8ebe62de 100644
--- a/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ guidelines of the CaosDB Project
 
 3. Check all general prerequisites.
 
-4. Check version numbers:
-   1. In `doc/conf.py`
-   2. In `DESCRIPTION`. Also check the date here.
+4. Check version numbers and dates:
+   1. In `doc/conf.py`.
+   2. In `DESCRIPTION`.
 
 5. Merge the release branch into the main branch.
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index e9d14fca2c2e4a6f3722cddd40dff5751e9095e0..a876217cb110c5842663c24850b7d6a8a4efdef6 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import sphinx_rtd_theme  # type: ignore # noqa: 401
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'OctaveCaosDB'
-copyright = '2021, IndiScale GmbH'
+copyright = '2022, IndiScale GmbH'
 author = 'Daniel Hornung'
 
 # The short X.Y version