diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile
index 219de856b35..95204a8e412 100644
--- a/README.textile
+++ b/README.textile
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ h1. License
 <pre>
 This software is licensed under the Apache 2 license, quoted below.
 
-Copyright 2009-2012 Shay Banon and ElasticSearch <http://www.elasticsearch.org>
+Copyright 2009-2013 Shay Banon and ElasticSearch <http://www.elasticsearch.org>
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 the License.
-</pre>
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+</pre>