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 ## GZDoom is a modder-friendly OpenGL source port based on the DOOM engine
 
-Copyright (c) 1998-2018 ZDoom + GZDoom teams, and contributors
+Copyright (c) 1998-2019 ZDoom + GZDoom teams, and contributors
 
 Doom Source (c) 1997 id Software, Raven Software, and contributors