diff --git a/examples/project/build.properties b/examples/project/build.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index eeaccfc..0000000
--- a/examples/project/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sbt.version = 1.10.1
diff --git a/examples/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/examples/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index 2b04b4c..64c1212 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/examples/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright 2024 ABSA Group Limited
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
 <configuration>
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
diff --git a/models/project/build.properties b/models/project/build.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index eeaccfc..0000000
--- a/models/project/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sbt.version = 1.10.1
diff --git a/models/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/models/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
index acf62b8..3cebbff 100644
--- a/models/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
+++ b/models/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright 2024 ABSA Group Limited
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
 <configuration>
     <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
         <encoder>
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index d36b13e..91db753 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 ABSA Group Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 import sbt.*
 
 object Dependencies {
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index ac92544..0d0e143 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 ABSA Group Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "2.2.0")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "5.10.0")
diff --git a/publish.sbt b/publish.sbt
index 43628f5..a79ffcf 100644
--- a/publish.sbt
+++ b/publish.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 ABSA Group Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 ThisBuild / organization     := "za.co.absa.KafkaCase"
 
 publish / skip := true // skipping publishing of the root of the project, publishing only some submodules
diff --git a/reader/project/build.properties b/reader/project/build.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index eeaccfc..0000000
--- a/reader/project/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sbt.version = 1.10.1
diff --git a/writer/project/build.properties b/writer/project/build.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index eeaccfc..0000000
--- a/writer/project/build.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-sbt.version = 1.10.1