diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 23b34fdf..7a4a3ea2 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
                         http://www.apache.org/licenses/
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
    APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
 
       To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following
-      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "{}"
+      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
       replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
       the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
       comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright The Linux Foundation
+   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.
@@ -198,4 +199,4 @@
    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.
+   limitations under the License.
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diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3003c18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+AsyncAPI Initiative
+Copyright The Linux Foundation
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