diff --git a/exampleSite/config.yaml b/exampleSite/config.yaml
index 65719378..59b9ae11 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.yaml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ menu:
 
 params:
   description: "A website built through Hugo and blogdown."
-  footer: "© [Yihui Xie](https://yihui.org) 2017 -- 2021 | [Github](https://github.com/yihui) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/xieyihui)"
+  footer: "© [Yihui Xie](https://yihui.org) 2017 -- {Year} | [Github](https://github.com/yihui) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/xieyihui)"
 
 markup:
   highlight:
diff --git a/layouts/partials/footer.html b/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 3f46ea54..f603e172 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {{ partial "foot_custom.html" . }}
   {{ with .Site.Params.footer }}
   <hr/>
-  {{ . | markdownify }}
+  {{ replace . "{Year}" now.Year | markdownify}}
   {{ end }}
   </footer>
   </body>