diff --git a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActionDispenser.java b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActionDispenser.java
index fb4d07441..2c151da6a 100644
--- a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActionDispenser.java
+++ b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActionDispenser.java
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ *    Copyright 2015-2022 nosqlbench
+ *
+ *    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.
+ */
+
 package io.nosqlbench.activitytype.jdbc.api;
 
 import io.nosqlbench.activitytype.jdbc.impl.JDBCAction;
diff --git a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActivity.java b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActivity.java
index 4b6f17dec..09ecb7624 100644
--- a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActivity.java
+++ b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/api/JDBCActivity.java
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ *    Copyright 2015-2022 nosqlbench
+ *
+ *    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.
+ */
+
 package io.nosqlbench.activitytype.jdbc.api;
 
 import com.codahale.metrics.Histogram;
diff --git a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/JDBCAction.java b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/JDBCAction.java
index 616d0f736..c7b613be2 100644
--- a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/JDBCAction.java
+++ b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/JDBCAction.java
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ *    Copyright 2015-2022 nosqlbench
+ *
+ *    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.
+ */
+
 package io.nosqlbench.activitytype.jdbc.impl;
 
 import com.codahale.metrics.Timer;
diff --git a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/ReadyJDBCOp.java b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/ReadyJDBCOp.java
index 01a4d8449..844a2f37d 100644
--- a/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/ReadyJDBCOp.java
+++ b/driver-jdbc/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/activitytype/jdbc/impl/ReadyJDBCOp.java
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ *    Copyright 2015-2022 nosqlbench
+ *
+ *    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.
+ */
+
 package io.nosqlbench.activitytype.jdbc.impl;
 
 import io.nosqlbench.engine.api.activityconfig.yaml.OpTemplate;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d232d4061..3ae108fe3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,28 @@
                     <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+                <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.13</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <includes>
+                        <include>**/*.java</include>
+                    </includes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
+
     </build>
 
     <developers>