diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c931b867c5..6fecd29e6c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8384,7 +8384,7 @@ cat > $TMPH <<EOF
 #define FFMPEG_CONFIG_H
 #define FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION "$(c_escape $FFMPEG_CONFIGURATION)"
 #define FFMPEG_LICENSE "$(c_escape $license)"
-#define CONFIG_THIS_YEAR 2025
+#define CONFIG_THIS_YEAR 2026
 #define FFMPEG_DATADIR "$(eval c_escape $datadir)"
 #define AVCONV_DATADIR "$(eval c_escape $datadir)"
 #define CC_IDENT "$(c_escape ${cc_ident:-Unknown compiler})"