diff --git a/cmd/web/handlers.go b/cmd/web/handlers.go
index 83b74e9..2976535 100644
--- a/cmd/web/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/handlers.go
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ func (app *application) home(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		app.serverError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	app.render(w, http.StatusOK, "home.tmpl", &templateData{
-		Snippets: snippets,
-	})
+	data := app.newTemplateData(r)
+	data.Snippets = snippets
+
+	app.render(w, http.StatusOK, "home.tmpl", data)
 }
 
 func (app *application) snippetView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -60,9 +61,10 @@ func (app *application) snippetView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	app.render(w, http.StatusOK, "view.tmpl", &templateData{
-		Snippet: snippet,
-	})
+	data := app.newTemplateData(r)
+	data.Snippet = snippet
+
+	app.render(w, http.StatusOK, "view.tmpl", data)
 }
 
 func (app *application) snippetCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/cmd/web/templates.go b/cmd/web/templates.go
index 7c858c1..90996c1 100644
--- a/cmd/web/templates.go
+++ b/cmd/web/templates.go
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"html/template"
+	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"gitea.local.lab/Lbenedar/snippetbox/internal/models"
 )
 
 type templateData struct {
-	Snippet  *models.Snippet
-	Snippets []*models.Snippet
+	CurrentYear int
+	Snippet     *models.Snippet
+	Snippets    []*models.Snippet
+}
+
+func (app *application) newTemplateData(r *http.Request) *templateData {
+	return &templateData{
+		CurrentYear: time.Now().Year(),
+	}
 }
 
 func newTemplateCache() (map[string]*template.Template, error) {
diff --git a/ui/html/base.tmpl b/ui/html/base.tmpl
index 00ee1a1..8344b94 100644
--- a/ui/html/base.tmpl
+++ b/ui/html/base.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
         <main>
             {{template "main" .}}
         </main>
-        <footer>Powered by <a href='https://golang.org/'>Go</a></footer>
+        <footer>
+            Powered by <a href='https://golang.org/'>Go</a> in {{.CurrentYear}}
+        </footer>
         <script src="/static/js/main.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
     </body>
 </html>