diff --git a/.circleci/bash_env.sh b/.circleci/bash_env.sh
index 1ca31b622..57e9dc108 100644
--- a/.circleci/bash_env.sh
+++ b/.circleci/bash_env.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 export GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+export GIT_COMMIT_YEAR=$(git show -s --format=%cd --date=format:%Y HEAD)
 export GIT_DIRTY=$(test -n "`git status --porcelain`" && echo "+CHANGES" || true)
 export GIT_DESCRIBE=$(git describe --tags --always --match "v*")
 export GIT_IMPORT=github.com/hashicorp/consul/version
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 0745e137a..042e52e47 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ MAIN_GOPATH=$(shell go env GOPATH | cut -d: -f1)
 ASSETFS_PATH?=agent/bindata_assetfs.go
 # Get the git commit
 GIT_COMMIT?=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+GIT_COMMIT_YEAR?=$(shell git show -s --format=%cd --date=format:%Y HEAD)
 GIT_DIRTY?=$(shell test -n "`git status --porcelain`" && echo "+CHANGES" || true)
 GIT_DESCRIBE?=$(shell git describe --tags --always --match "v*")
 GIT_IMPORT=github.com/hashicorp/consul/version
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ export GO_BUILD_TAG
 export UI_BUILD_TAG
 export BUILD_CONTAINER_NAME
 export GIT_COMMIT
+export GIT_COMMIT_YEAR
 export GIT_DIRTY
 export GIT_DESCRIBE
 export GOTAGS
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ test-docker: linux go-build-image
 		-e 'GOTEST_PKGS=$(GOTEST_PKGS)' \
 		-e 'GOTAGS=$(GOTAGS)' \
 		-e 'GIT_COMMIT=$(GIT_COMMIT)' \
+		-e 'GIT_COMMIT_YEAR=$(GIT_COMMIT_YEAR)' \
 		-e 'GIT_DIRTY=$(GIT_DIRTY)' \
 		-e 'GIT_DESCRIBE=$(GIT_DESCRIBE)' \
 		$(TEST_PARALLELIZATION) \
diff --git a/build-support/functions/20-build.sh b/build-support/functions/20-build.sh
index 95ea79be3..6648dfd89 100644
--- a/build-support/functions/20-build.sh
+++ b/build-support/functions/20-build.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function build_ui {
    #
    # Notes:
    #   Use the GIT_COMMIT environment variable to pass off to the build
+   #   Use the GIT_COMMIT_YEAR environment variable to pass off to the build
 
    if ! test -d "$1"
    then
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ function build_ui {
    then
       commit_hash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
    fi
+   
+   local commit_year="${GIT_COMMIT_YEAR}"
+   if test -z "${commit_year}"
+   then
+      commit_year=$(git show -s --format=%cd --date=format:%Y HEAD)
+   fi
+   
    local logo_type="${CONSUL_BINARY_TYPE}"
    if test "$logo_type" != "oss"
    then
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ function build_ui {
    pushd ${ui_dir} > /dev/null
 
    status "Creating the UI Build Container with image: ${image_name} and version '${version}'"
-   local container_id=$(docker create -it -e "CONSUL_GIT_SHA=${commit_hash}" -e "CONSUL_VERSION=${version}" -e "CONSUL_BINARY_TYPE=${CONSUL_BINARY_TYPE}" ${image_name})
+   local container_id=$(docker create -it -e "CONSUL_GIT_SHA=${commit_hash}" -e "CONSUL_COPYRIGHT_YEAR=${commit_year}" -e "CONSUL_VERSION=${version}" -e "CONSUL_BINARY_TYPE=${CONSUL_BINARY_TYPE}" ${image_name})
    local ret=$?
    if test $ret -eq 0
    then