diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
index 2e161da54f8..61a4e2a2ba0 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ public class DefaultGenerator extends AbstractGenerator implements Generator {
         config.preprocessSwagger(swagger);
         config.additionalProperties().put("generatorVersion", ImplementationVersion.read());
         config.additionalProperties().put("generatedDate", DateTime.now().toString());
+        config.additionalProperties().put("generatedYear", String.valueOf(DateTime.now().getYear()));
         config.additionalProperties().put("generatorClass", config.getClass().getName());
         config.additionalProperties().put("inputSpec", config.getInputSpec());
         if (swagger.getVendorExtensions() != null) {