diff --git a/hello_world.py b/hello_world.py
index a81aeee8..110d15db 100644
--- a/hello_world.py
+++ b/hello_world.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-print('Hello world, welcome to Hacktoberfest 2019')
+print('Hello world, welcome to Hacktoberfest 2020')
 #this is a hello world program written in python programming language.
 #I added a message for the event