diff --git a/scripts/non_workflow/__init__.py b/scripts/non_workflow/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText:  PyPSA-Earth and PyPSA-Eur Authors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/scripts/zenodo_handler.py b/scripts/non_workflow/zenodo_handler.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/zenodo_handler.py
rename to scripts/non_workflow/zenodo_handler.py
diff --git a/scripts/zipfolders_googledrive.py b/scripts/non_workflow/zip_folder.py
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/zipfolders_googledrive.py
rename to scripts/non_workflow/zip_folder.py