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License Maven Plugin

Java CI Maven Central License

The official and original Maven plugin to manage license headers in your source files.

  • Check that all source files contain a valid license header (license:check)
  • Add missing headers automatically (license:format)
  • Update existing headers when your license template changes (license:format)
  • Remove headers previously added by the plugin (license:remove)
  • Custom mappings — support new file types by mapping extensions to comment styles
  • Property placeholders — ${year}, ${owner}, and any POM, environment, or system property
  • SCM integration — automatically derive copyright year ranges from Git, SVN, or filesystem metadata
  • Multi-licensing — apply two or more license headers to the same file
  • Dependency enforcement — fail the build if dependencies use unapproved licenses