diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl
index 50d67ebd..f3241235 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/controller.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl
index 5747ebd5..30386002 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_hub.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl
index c76577a3..fabd0a64 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/conversion_spoke.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl
index f5a7084b..c85d55c5 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/crd_types.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl
index 91c31a01..56eb3dfd 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/groupversion_info.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl
index bb84131a..2c9e01bd 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/register.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl
index 184e6718..cd5981ad 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 package controller
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/setup.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl b/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl
index 49ee620b..238da214 100644
--- a/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
 {{ .Header }}
 
 {{ .GenStatement }}
diff --git a/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl.license b/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl.license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0dc8fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipeline/templates/terraformed.go.tmpl.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 The Crossplane Authors <https://crossplane.io>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0