diff --git a/legal/NOTICE b/legal/NOTICE
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--- a/legal/NOTICE
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Apache POI
-Copyright 2003-2025 The Apache Software Foundation
+Copyright 2003-2026 The Apache Software Foundation
 
 This product includes software developed at
 The Apache Software Foundation (https://www.apache.org/).