diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 261eeb9e..d49babf1 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
+   Copyright (c) The Spin Framework Contributors
 
    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/Makefile b/Makefile
index 419ad737..be2d7945 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ manifests: controller-gen ## Generate WebhookConfiguration, ClusterRole and Cust
 
 .PHONY: generate
 generate: controller-gen ## Generate code containing DeepCopy, DeepCopyInto, and DeepCopyObject method implementations.
-	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile="hack/boilerplate.go.txt" paths="./..."
+	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object paths="./..."
 
 .PHONY: fmt
 fmt: ## Run go fmt against code.
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: deploy-samples
-deploy-samples: ## Install test shims from ./hack/.
+deploy-samples: ## Install test shims from ./config/samples.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/samples | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
 
 .PHONY: undeploy-samples
-undeploy-samples: ## Install test shims from ./hack/.
+undeploy-samples: ## Install test shims from ./config/samples.
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/samples | $(KUBECTL) delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
 
 .PHONY: undeploy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36148ab1..72d912a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,16 +87,4 @@ make undeploy
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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.
+See [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
index 51c25475..864cf612 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 v1alpha1 contains API Schema definitions for the runtime v1alpha1 API group
 // +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
 // +groupName=runtime.spinkube.dev
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/shim_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/shim_types.go
index e8ec652a..ceaa0e53 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/shim_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/shim_types.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 v1alpha1
 
 import (
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index de587e2b..c8740592 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 //go:build !ignore_autogenerated
 
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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.
-*/
-
 // Code generated by controller-gen. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package v1alpha1
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/config.go b/cmd/node-installer/config.go
index e96809e9..b040f678 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/config.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/config.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 type Config struct {
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/detect.go b/cmd/node-installer/detect.go
index 8366a5aa..f2069bfe 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/detect.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/detect.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The SpinKube Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/detect_test.go b/cmd/node-installer/detect_test.go
index ee7ccbb4..bfb0158d 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/detect_test.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/detect_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The SpinKube Authors.
-
-   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 main_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/install.go b/cmd/node-installer/install.go
index ab2e7fa0..739aff9f 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/install.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/install.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/install_test.go b/cmd/node-installer/install_test.go
index 1cce0730..2c697e39 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/install_test.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/install_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/main.go b/cmd/node-installer/main.go
index 2f302d72..736ef310 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/main.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/root.go b/cmd/node-installer/root.go
index f7254889..08ddda59 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/root.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/root.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/node-installer/uninstall.go b/cmd/node-installer/uninstall.go
index f63d790b..63a318d4 100644
--- a/cmd/node-installer/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/node-installer/uninstall.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 main
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/rcm/main.go b/cmd/rcm/main.go
index 686eb64c..20cec608 100644
--- a/cmd/rcm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rcm/main.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 main
 
 import (
diff --git a/hack/boilerplate.go.txt b/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ff72ff2a..00000000
--- a/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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.
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/containerd/configure.go b/internal/containerd/configure.go
index 620960d8..ff2f3915 100644
--- a/internal/containerd/configure.go
+++ b/internal/containerd/configure.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 containerd
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/containerd/configure_test.go b/internal/containerd/configure_test.go
index 60173e9b..b397e32c 100644
--- a/internal/containerd/configure_test.go
+++ b/internal/containerd/configure_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 containerd //nolint:testpackage // whitebox test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/containerd/restart_unix.go b/internal/containerd/restart_unix.go
index ced9371f..19040157 100644
--- a/internal/containerd/restart_unix.go
+++ b/internal/containerd/restart_unix.go
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 //go:build unix
 // +build unix
 
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 containerd
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/controller/job_controller.go b/internal/controller/job_controller.go
index 6d2ca4a2..113970b0 100644
--- a/internal/controller/job_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/job_controller.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 controller
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/controller/shim_controller.go b/internal/controller/shim_controller.go
index e080f7e3..ea6bb829 100644
--- a/internal/controller/shim_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/shim_controller.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 controller
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
index 3a94e5d4..03bfd219 100644
--- a/internal/controller/suite_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2024.
-
-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 controller_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/shim/install.go b/internal/shim/install.go
index 1487749f..3a2f86ce 100644
--- a/internal/shim/install.go
+++ b/internal/shim/install.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 shim
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/shim/install_test.go b/internal/shim/install_test.go
index ab1873a2..39d8500a 100644
--- a/internal/shim/install_test.go
+++ b/internal/shim/install_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 shim //nolint:testpackage // whitebox test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/shim/shim.go b/internal/shim/shim.go
index 4b3cf087..8c3a2ba5 100644
--- a/internal/shim/shim.go
+++ b/internal/shim/shim.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 shim
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/shim/uninstall_test.go b/internal/shim/uninstall_test.go
index b053e00d..3a1c64b8 100644
--- a/internal/shim/uninstall_test.go
+++ b/internal/shim/uninstall_test.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
-   Copyright The KWasm Authors.
-
-   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 shim //nolint:testpackage // whitebox test
 
 import (