diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%} b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}
index 564273905..62913ff3a 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}	
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}	
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2021 Meltano
+
+   Copyright {% now 'utc', '%Y' %} {{ cookiecutter.admin_name }}
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%} b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}
index 564273905..fa2bea100 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}	
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/{%if 'Apache-2.0' == cookiecutter.license %}LICENSE{%endif%}	
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2021 Meltano
+   Copyright {% now 'utc', '%Y' %} {{ cookiecutter.admin_name }}
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/singer_sdk/streams/rest.py b/singer_sdk/streams/rest.py
index 61aa5e017..a1c39576e 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/streams/rest.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/streams/rest.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class RESTStream(Stream, t.Generic[_TToken], metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     _page_size: int = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE
     _requests_session: requests.Session | None
+
+    #: HTTP method to use for requests. Defaults to "GET".
     rest_method = "GET"
 
     #: JSONPath expression to extract records from the API response.