diff --git a/cmd/click/main.c b/cmd/click/main.c
index 72d42061..e3ac30f6 100644
--- a/cmd/click/main.c
+++ b/cmd/click/main.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "fns.h"
 
-static const char version[] = "click-"VERSION", ©2010 Kris Maglione\n";
+static const char version[] = "click-"VERSION", "COPYRIGHT"\n";
 
 static void
 usage(void) {
diff --git a/cmd/strut/main.c b/cmd/strut/main.c
index ab62fd2c..925fc29b 100644
--- a/cmd/strut/main.c
+++ b/cmd/strut/main.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "fns.h"
 
-static const char version[] = "witray-"VERSION", ©2007 Kris Maglione\n";
+static const char version[] = "witray-"VERSION", "COPYRIGHT"\n";
 
 static void
 usage(void) {
diff --git a/cmd/wmii9menu.c b/cmd/wmii9menu.c
index 4d2086f7..9a4af3cb 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii9menu.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii9menu.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <stuff/util.h>
 #include <stuff/x11.h>
 
-char version[] = "wmii9menu-" VERSION " ©2010 Kris Maglione, ©1994 David Hogan, Arnold Robbins";
+char version[] = "wmii9menu-"VERSION" "COPYRIGHT", ©1994 David Hogan, Arnold Robbins";
 
 static Window*	menuwin;