diff --git a/nimbus/config.nim b/nimbus/config.nim
index b1e4d8b0b..6e56261ae 100644
--- a/nimbus/config.nim
+++ b/nimbus/config.nim
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import
 export net, defs
 
 
-let
+const
   # e.g.: Copyright (c) 2018-2021 Status Research & Development GmbH
   NimbusCopyright* = "Copyright (c) 2018-" &
-    $(now().utc.year) &
+    CompileDate.split('-')[0] &
     " Status Research & Development GmbH"
 
   # e.g.:
diff --git a/tools/evmstate/config.nim b/tools/evmstate/config.nim
index f542306ea..bd3fbb732 100644
--- a/tools/evmstate/config.nim
+++ b/tools/evmstate/config.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed under either of
 #  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
 #    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # according to those terms.
 
 import
-  std/[os, options],
+  std/[os, options, strutils],
   confutils, confutils/defs
 
 export
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ type
       argument }: string
 
 const
-  Copyright = "Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH"
-  Version   = "Nimbus-evmstate 0.1.0"
+  Copyright = "Copyright (c) 2022-" &
+    CompileDate.split('-')[0] &
+    " Status Research & Development GmbH"
+  Version   = "Nimbus-evmstate 0.1.2"
 
 proc init*(_: type StateConf, cmdLine = commandLineParams()): StateConf =
   {.push warning[ProveInit]: off.}
diff --git a/tools/t8n/config.nim b/tools/t8n/config.nim
index a505b0493..6c87513d3 100644
--- a/tools/t8n/config.nim
+++ b/tools/t8n/config.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed under either of
 #  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
 #    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ proc convertToNimStyle(cmds: openArray[string]): seq[string] =
     inc i
 
 const
-  Copyright = "Copyright (c) 2022 Status Research & Development GmbH"
-  Version   = "Nimbus-t8n 0.2.2"
+  Copyright = "Copyright (c) 2022-" &
+    CompileDate.split('-')[0] &
+    " Status Research & Development GmbH"
+  Version   = "Nimbus-t8n 0.2.4"
 
 # force the compiler to instantiate T8NConf.load
 # rather than have to export parseCmdArg