diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 46c7ff779f..b3f67a9ab7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 6c97a26ac3..6ec308db99 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/EmptyWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 8fc0011b1d..0623babb8a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/_Layout.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/_Layout.cshtml
index 013f31d959..1e47a192e4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/RazorPagesWeb-CSharp/Pages/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
@RenderBody()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 160ea0313c..b8214923fd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index f445c6fd02..4cb58237a0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-CSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
@RenderBody()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 5bef8764fd..34b366c3c2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
index 9b7545903b..192e200700 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/StarterWeb-FSharp/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
@RenderBody()
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
index fadd9c9aac..c5cd267f7b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-CSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
index 1464b4165d..7c2bac025f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ProjectTemplates/content/WebApi-FSharp/.template.config/template.json
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
"copyrightYear": {
"type": "generated",
"generator": "now",
- "replaces": "1975",
+ "replaces": "copyrightYear",
"parameters": {
"format": "yyyy"
}