diff --git a/doc/nethack.txt b/doc/nethack.txt
index fe59517f2..ca120c3e0 100644
--- a/doc/nethack.txt
+++ b/doc/nethack.txt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ BUGS
 
 COPYRIGHT
        This  file  is  Copyright  (C)  Robert Patrick Rankin, 2024 for version
-       NetHack-5.0:1.31.  NetHack may be freely  redistributed.   See  license
+       NetHack-3.7:1.31.  NetHack may be freely  redistributed.   See  license
        for details.
 
        Dungeons & Dragons is a Trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc.