diff --git a/.license-template b/.license-template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4173424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.license-template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) $YEAR Yubico.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/project-convention-spotless.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/project-convention-spotless.gradle
index cbd321c5..7d015739 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/project-convention-spotless.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/project-convention-spotless.gradle
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@ spotless {
         googleJavaFormat('1.25.2')
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         endWithNewline()
+        licenseHeaderFile rootProject.file('.license-template')
+        ratchetFrom 'origin/main'
     }
 }