diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index dc6c5b2f..614b74a5 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ module.exports = {
     ],
     parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
     parserOptions: {
-        "project": "./tsconfig.json"
+        "project": [
+            "./tsconfig.json",
+            "backwards-compatability/*/tsconfig.json"
+        ]
     },
+    ignorePatterns: [
+        'build',
+    ],
     rules: {
         "@typescript-eslint/no-this-alias": "off",
         "eqeqeq": [
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts b/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
index 985d78f7..949c48a7 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node10/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-import {NodeSDK, api} from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
-import {ConsoleSpanExporter} from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+import { NodeSDK, api } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
+import { ConsoleSpanExporter } from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
 
 const sdk = new NodeSDK({
   traceExporter: new ConsoleSpanExporter(),
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json b/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
index 0e5977e0..0a0c58df 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node10/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
   },
   "include": [
     "index.ts"
-  ],
-  "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-tracing"
-    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts b/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
index 985d78f7..949c48a7 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node12/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-import {NodeSDK, api} from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
-import {ConsoleSpanExporter} from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+import { NodeSDK, api } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
+import { ConsoleSpanExporter } from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
 
 const sdk = new NodeSDK({
   traceExporter: new ConsoleSpanExporter(),
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json b/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
index 0e5977e0..0a0c58df 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node12/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
   },
   "include": [
     "index.ts"
-  ],
-  "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-tracing"
-    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts b/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
index 985d78f7..949c48a7 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node8/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-import {NodeSDK, api} from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
-import {ConsoleSpanExporter} from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry 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
+ *
+ *      https://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.
+ */
+import { NodeSDK, api } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node';
+import { ConsoleSpanExporter } from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
 
 const sdk = new NodeSDK({
   traceExporter: new ConsoleSpanExporter(),
diff --git a/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json b/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
index 0e5977e0..0a0c58df 100644
--- a/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backwards-compatability/node8/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.es5.json",
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "build"
   },
   "include": [
     "index.ts"
-  ],
-  "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/opentelemetry-tracing"
-    }
   ]
 }