diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/LICENSE b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/LICENSE
index 56d2e3b82d5..261eeb9e9f8 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/LICENSE
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opentracing/LICENSE
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+   Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.