diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4eb9141d..b463f3d4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   // show full stack traces and test case durations
   Test / testOptions += Tests.Argument("-oDF"),
   Test / parallelExecution := false,
-  headerLicense            := Some(HeaderLicense.MIT("2024", "Backbone contributors")),
+  headerLicense            := Some(HeaderLicense.MIT("2025", "Backbone contributors")),
   semanticdbEnabled        := true,
   semanticdbVersion        := scalafixSemanticdb.revision
 )
diff --git a/circe/src/main/scala/backbone/circe/CirceJsonReader.scala b/circe/src/main/scala/backbone/circe/CirceJsonReader.scala
index 67a12f82..07d4d676 100644
--- a/circe/src/main/scala/backbone/circe/CirceJsonReader.scala
+++ b/circe/src/main/scala/backbone/circe/CirceJsonReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageReader.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageReader.scala
index c376d8e6..c4b078fa 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageReader.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/ProcessingResult.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/ProcessingResult.scala
index 6b39b2ab..4ad7bc8a 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/ProcessingResult.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/ProcessingResult.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/CountLimitation.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/CountLimitation.scala
index 41baebde..905138b2 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/CountLimitation.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/CountLimitation.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/DefaultMessageReaders.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/DefaultMessageReaders.scala
index bfe1a702..1f828c5b 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/DefaultMessageReaders.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/DefaultMessageReaders.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/JsonReader.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/JsonReader.scala
index 82b28033..c80767ee 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/JsonReader.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/JsonReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Limitation.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Limitation.scala
index 66fb90df..8462ec8a 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Limitation.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Limitation.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/MessageHeaders.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/MessageHeaders.scala
index c57a84b1..bf85b9b9 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/MessageHeaders.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/MessageHeaders.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Settings.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Settings.scala
index cb439c97..80681e75 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Settings.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/Settings.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/javadsl/Consumer.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/javadsl/Consumer.scala
index 27078142..61cb9b56 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/javadsl/Consumer.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/javadsl/Consumer.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/package.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/package.scala
index cf7c7957..599299f5 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/package.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/package.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/scaladsl/Consumer.scala b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/scaladsl/Consumer.scala
index 68e3e3bd..59de5f5a 100644
--- a/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/scaladsl/Consumer.scala
+++ b/consumer/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/scaladsl/Consumer.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSnsOps.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSnsOps.scala
index 0681499d..9ed2764b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSnsOps.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSnsOps.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSqsOps.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSqsOps.scala
index 9ecb9dd3..650f40e6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSqsOps.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/AmazonSqsOps.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/CreateQueueParams.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/CreateQueueParams.scala
index 99225681..b5846cce 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/CreateQueueParams.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/aws/CreateQueueParams.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/ConsumerSettings.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/ConsumerSettings.scala
index 5b5eb2d6..01f1c3db 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/ConsumerSettings.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/consumer/ConsumerSettings.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/javadsl/Backbone.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/javadsl/Backbone.scala
index d4b423a1..bc244746 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/javadsl/Backbone.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/javadsl/Backbone.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/package.scala
index c4d1729a..e575c0e3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/package.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/PublisherSettings.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/PublisherSettings.scala
index 16e8cc21..a1fb48c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/PublisherSettings.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/PublisherSettings.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/scaladsl/Backbone.scala b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/scaladsl/Backbone.scala
index 3473ed8d..d6552f96 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/backbone/scaladsl/Backbone.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/backbone/scaladsl/Backbone.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/gson/src/main/scala/backbone/gson/GsonJsonReader.scala b/gson/src/main/scala/backbone/gson/GsonJsonReader.scala
index 9b735a02..6c2e7145 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/scala/backbone/gson/GsonJsonReader.scala
+++ b/gson/src/main/scala/backbone/gson/GsonJsonReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneConsumerPublisherDemoApp.scala b/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneConsumerPublisherDemoApp.scala
index 26fb37f6..3f4c4f79 100644
--- a/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneConsumerPublisherDemoApp.scala
+++ b/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneConsumerPublisherDemoApp.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneCoreDemoApp.scala b/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneCoreDemoApp.scala
index 7f65245d..092a593b 100644
--- a/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneCoreDemoApp.scala
+++ b/integration-test/src/main/scala/backbone/it/BackboneCoreDemoApp.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/playJson/src/main/scala/backbone/playjson/PlayJsonReader.scala b/playJson/src/main/scala/backbone/playjson/PlayJsonReader.scala
index 354ad874..c4c455f2 100644
--- a/playJson/src/main/scala/backbone/playjson/PlayJsonReader.scala
+++ b/playJson/src/main/scala/backbone/playjson/PlayJsonReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageWriter.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageWriter.scala
index 3bea3afc..cdf39ab2 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageWriter.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/MessageWriter.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/DefaultMessageWriters.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/DefaultMessageWriters.scala
index ad4f7358..de407878 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/DefaultMessageWriters.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/DefaultMessageWriters.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/MessageHeaders.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/MessageHeaders.scala
index fb0eb10a..dd5f2afb 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/MessageHeaders.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/MessageHeaders.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/Settings.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/Settings.scala
index bfcefc9b..c6475675 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/Settings.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/Settings.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/javadsl/Publisher.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/javadsl/Publisher.scala
index 37e8a9e0..af2d1596 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/javadsl/Publisher.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/javadsl/Publisher.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/package.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/package.scala
index c9a6d884..4c1af063 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/package.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/package.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/scaladsl/Publisher.scala b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/scaladsl/Publisher.scala
index 429d1482..bd6a85dd 100644
--- a/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/scaladsl/Publisher.scala
+++ b/publisher/src/main/scala/backbone/publisher/scaladsl/Publisher.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/BaseTest.scala b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/BaseTest.scala
index f022297e..e7eb4031 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/BaseTest.scala
+++ b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/BaseTest.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/ElasticMQ.scala b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/ElasticMQ.scala
index d97dffe9..3d9977ff 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/ElasticMQ.scala
+++ b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/ElasticMQ.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/TestActorSystem.scala b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/TestActorSystem.scala
index 2ee345aa..46d07d88 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/TestActorSystem.scala
+++ b/testutils/src/main/scala/backbone/testutil/TestActorSystem.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2024 Backbone contributors
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Backbone contributors
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
  * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in