diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e83b1e9..eaa6bfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
 
             -   name: Check license year
                 if: matrix.coding-standards
-                run: cat LICENSE |grep -E "\(c\) ([0-9]+\-)*`date +%G`"
+                run: cat LICENSE |grep -E "\(c\) ([0-9]+\-)*`date +%Y`"
 
             -   name: Run Psalm
                 if: matrix.static-analysis