diff --git a/src/api/sockeye-version.js b/src/api/sockeye-version.js
index b683c6b..33f0c55 100644
--- a/src/api/sockeye-version.js
+++ b/src/api/sockeye-version.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export default {
   version: "8.1.2",
-  copyright: "© 2026, Ground Zero Tech-Works Inc."
+  //case 4630: the year is set when the client is built (vue.config.js)
+  copyright: `© ${process.env.VUE_APP_BUILD_YEAR}, Ground Zero Tech-Works Inc.`
 };
diff --git a/vue.config.js b/vue.config.js
index 176e827..99cbbc8 100644
--- a/vue.config.js
+++ b/vue.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const MonacoWebpackPlugin = require("monaco-editor-webpack-plugin");
 
+//case 4630: the year the client is built, for the copyright line (src/api/sockeye-version.js); VUE_APP_ variables
+//are compiled into the client
+process.env.VUE_APP_BUILD_YEAR = new Date().getFullYear().toString();
+
 module.exports = {
   //https://medium.com/@mrodal/how-to-make-lazy-loading-actually-work-in-vue-cli-3-7f3f88cfb102
   chainWebpack: config => {