diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b7679b5..b1c1b3a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # mkdocs documentation
 /site
+
+# temp files
+__pycache__
diff --git a/docs/assets/hooks/footer_hooks.py b/docs/assets/hooks/footer_hooks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dacd4924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/assets/hooks/footer_hooks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def on_config(config, **kwargs):
+    config.copyright = f"Copyright © 2024 - {datetime.now().year} PyGreece"
+    return config
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index b49f8710..5a8b7da0 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 site_name: PyGreece
 repo_url: https://github.com/pygreece/community
-copyright: Copyright © 2024 - PyGreece
+# copyright: Copyright &copy; 2024 - <current_year> PyGreece
+# copyright is set through docs/assets/hooks/footer_hooks.py
 
 theme:
   name: material
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ plugins:
       enable_creation_date: true
   - search
 
+hooks:
+  - docs/assets/hooks/footer_hooks.py
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - admonition