diff --git a/example.cpp b/example.cpp
index 0e6d162..34a46f0 100644
--- a/example.cpp
+++ b/example.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "static_todo.hpp"
 
 // global namespace
-TODO_BEFORE(12, 2018, "update this example to pass the CI");
+TODO_BEFORE(12, 2020, "update this example to pass the CI");
 
 int main() {
     // inside a function
-    FIXME_BEFORE(01, 2019, "update this example to pass the CI");
+    FIXME_BEFORE(01, 2020, "update this example to pass the CI");
 }
diff --git a/static_todo.hpp b/static_todo.hpp
index 9c2ed57..149b031 100644
--- a/static_todo.hpp
+++ b/static_todo.hpp
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ constexpr int current_build_month() {
 /// Example:
 ///     TODO_BEFORE(01, 2019, "refactor to use std::optional<> once we compile in C++17 mode");
 #define TODO_BEFORE(month, year, msg)                                                              \
-    static_assert((year >= 2018 && month > 0 && month <= 12) &&                                    \
+    static_assert((year >= 2019 && month > 0 && month <= 12) &&                                    \
                       (current_build_year() < year ||                                              \
                           (current_build_year() == year && current_build_month() < month)),        \
         "TODO: " msg)
 
 /// FIXME_BEFORE() works the same way than TODO_BEFORE() but triggers a "FIXME" error instead
 #define FIXME_BEFORE(month, year, msg)                                                             \
-    static_assert((year >= 2018 && month > 0 && month <= 12) &&                                    \
+    static_assert((year >= 2019 && month > 0 && month <= 12) &&                                    \
                       (current_build_year() < year ||                                              \
                           (current_build_year() == year && current_build_month() < month)),        \
         "FIXME: " msg)