diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e3f5280b..4b703011 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ List of Copyright holders
 
   Copyright (C) 1991-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Werner Koch
-  Copyright (C) 2001-2024 g10 Code GmbH
+  Copyright (C) 2001-2025 g10 Code GmbH
   Copyright (C) 2002 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
   Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Igor Belyi
   Copyright (C) 2002 John Goerzen
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 147aa1dc..35432ac5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.24.1 (2024-12-04)
 
  Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T7440
 
+ Note that big fix releases for the 1.24 branch may exist.  The firs
+ bug fix release will be 1.24.2.
+
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.24.0 (2024-11-06)
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/README b/README
index 13bf7aaf..de6d49e6 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
                        GPGME - GnuPG Made Easy
                      ---------------------------
 
-Copyright 2001-2024 g10 Code GmbH
+Copyright 2001-2025 g10 Code GmbH
 
 This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
 unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 969e33b6..88de3563 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # configure.ac for GPGME
 # Copyright (C) 2000 Werner Koch (dd9jn)
-# Copyright (C) 2001-2021 g10 Code GmbH
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2025 g10 Code GmbH
 #
 # This file is part of GPGME.
 #
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ AH_BOTTOM([
 #define GPG_ERR_ENABLE_GETTEXT_MACROS 1
 
 #define CRIGHTBLURB "Copyright (C) 2000 Werner Koch\n" \
-                    "Copyright (C) 2001--2021 g10 Code GmbH\n"
+                    "Copyright (C) 2001--2025 g10 Code GmbH\n"
 ])
 
 
diff --git a/src/versioninfo.rc.in b/src/versioninfo.rc.in
index 6712ed04..4d3091d6 100644
--- a/src/versioninfo.rc.in
+++ b/src/versioninfo.rc.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BEGIN
             VALUE "FileDescription", "GPGME - GnuPG Made Easy\0"
             VALUE "FileVersion", "@LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT@.@LIBGPGME_LT_AGE@.@LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION@.@BUILD_REVISION@\0"
             VALUE "InternalName", "gpgme\0"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2001-2024 g10 Code GmbH\0"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 2001-2025 g10 Code GmbH\0"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "\0"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "gpgme.dll\0"
             VALUE "PrivateBuild", "\0"