From 900480d7abcf6643629575eec51a9fc429081313 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Burton <sean.burton@quantinuum.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:32:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: ensure year is updated in copyright notices

---
 sphinx-ui/demo/source/conf.py           | 3 ++-
 sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/__init__.py | 6 ++++++
 sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/page.html   | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sphinx-ui/demo/source/conf.py b/sphinx-ui/demo/source/conf.py
index 9794152..c5b2315 100644
--- a/sphinx-ui/demo/source/conf.py
+++ b/sphinx-ui/demo/source/conf.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
 project = 'Quantinuum Sphinx Demo'
-copyright = '2025, Quantinuum'
+# '%Y' expands to the current year (Sphinx 8.1+).
+copyright = '%Y, Quantinuum'
 author = 'aidan.keay@quantinuum.com'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/__init__.py
index c0ffa36..bbf860b 100644
--- a/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 
 
+def _add_current_year(app, pagename, templatename, context, doctree):
+    context["current_year"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).year
+
+
 def setup(app: Sphinx):
     app.add_html_theme("quantinuum_sphinx", str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
     app.add_js_file("injectNav.iife.js")
     app.add_js_file("syncTheme.iife.js")
+    app.connect("html-page-context", _add_current_year)
diff --git a/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/page.html b/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/page.html
index 4a336e6..cda3fad 100644
--- a/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/page.html
+++ b/sphinx-ui/quantinuum_sphinx/page.html
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         <div class="bottom-of-page">
           <div class="left-details">
             <div class="copyright">
-              Copyright &#169; 2025 Quantinuum Ltd. All rights reserved.
+              Copyright &#169; {{ current_year }} Quantinuum Ltd. All rights reserved.
             </div>
             <div class="terms" style="display:flex; gap:0.5rem; align-items:center; margin: 0.25rem 0rem;">
               <a href="https://www.quantinuum.com/privacy-statement" target="_blank">Privacy Statement</a>