diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 8fa1c19a42d27784a99726c4411d8f58f3d65f7f..4548420ee91ce6abc1ccfccdf6e4984eeaf81fae 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -294,9 +294,12 @@ int daemon(int, int);  /* defined in libresolv of all places */
 #define AST_MAX_CONNECTS 128
 #define NUM_MSGS 64
 
+/*! Displayed copyright tag */
+#define COPYRIGHT_TAG "Copyright (C) 1999 - 2018, Digium, Inc. and others."
+
 /*! \brief Welcome message when starting a CLI interface */
 #define WELCOME_MESSAGE \
-    ast_verbose("Asterisk %s, Copyright (C) 1999 - 2018, Digium, Inc. and others.\n" \
+    ast_verbose("Asterisk %s, " COPYRIGHT_TAG "\n" \
                 "Created by Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>\n" \
                 "Asterisk comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type 'core show warranty' for details.\n" \
                 "This is free software, with components licensed under the GNU General Public\n" \
@@ -3285,7 +3288,7 @@ static int show_version(void)
 
 static int show_cli_help(void)
 {
-	printf("Asterisk %s, Copyright (C) 1999 - 2018, Digium, Inc. and others.\n", ast_get_version());
+	printf("Asterisk %s, " COPYRIGHT_TAG "\n", ast_get_version());
 	printf("Usage: asterisk [OPTIONS]\n");
 	printf("Valid Options:\n");
 	printf("   -V              Display version number and exit\n");