diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/grpc-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeService.java b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/grpc-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeService.java
index d0a3ed300..9dc9d67de 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/grpc-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeService.java
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/grpc-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/proto-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeMessage.java b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/proto-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeMessage.java
index 8bf43cda5..2980af9db 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/proto-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeMessage.java
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client-maps/golden/proto-google-maps-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/maps/foo/SomeMessage.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/grpc-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeService.java b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/grpc-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeService.java
index c2b90c39f..2a07c8de4 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/grpc-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeService.java
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/grpc-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/proto-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeMessage.java b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/proto-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeMessage.java
index 80c4c497a..9ff3db8b8 100644
--- a/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/proto-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeMessage.java
+++ b/docker/owlbot/java/tests/new-client/golden/proto-google-cloud-foo-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/foo/SomeMessage.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/synthtool/languages/java.py b/synthtool/languages/java.py
index 3ae198c09..90bd0eb8f 100644
--- a/synthtool/languages/java.py
+++ b/synthtool/languages/java.py
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
 from synthtool.log import logger
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional, Dict, Iterable, List
+from datetime import date
 
 JAR_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://github.com/google/google-java-format/releases/download/google-java-format-{version}/google-java-format-{version}-all-deps.jar"
 DEFAULT_FORMAT_VERSION = "1.7"
-GOOD_LICENSE = """/*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+CURRENT_YEAR = date.today().year
+GOOD_LICENSE = f"""/*
+ * Copyright {CURRENT_YEAR} Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/tests/testdata/FooGrpcGolden.java b/tests/testdata/FooGrpcGolden.java
index 26adcb544..64f7bb90e 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/FooGrpcGolden.java
+++ b/tests/testdata/FooGrpcGolden.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/tests/testdata/FooProtoGolden.java b/tests/testdata/FooProtoGolden.java
index afc75914d..75bfe578b 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/FooProtoGolden.java
+++ b/tests/testdata/FooProtoGolden.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.