diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yaml
index 34df3c6..d03c2e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Soundness
     uses: swiftlang/github-workflows/.github/workflows/soundness.yml@main
     with:
-      # do not use SwiftLang's license header check because the copyright for this project is Amazon.com + contributors
-      license_header_check_enabled: false
+      license_header_check_enabled: true
       license_header_check_project_name: "Swift OpenAPI Lambda"
       shell_check_enabled: false
       python_lint_check_enabled: false
@@ -22,25 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       docs_check_container_image: "swift:6.0-noble"
       format_check_container_image: "swiftlang/swift:nightly-6.0-jammy"
 
-  license:
-    name: License headers check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Mark the workspace as safe
-        # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/766
-        run: git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
-      - name: License headers check
-        env:
-          PROJECT_NAME: "Swift OpenAPI Lambda"
-        run: |
-          ./scripts/check-license-headers.sh
-
   unit-tests:
     name: Unit tests
     uses: apple/swift-nio/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml@main
diff --git a/.license_header_template b/.license_header_template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c55a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.license_header_template
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@@===----------------------------------------------------------------------===@@
+@@
+@@ This source file is part of the Swift OpenAPI Lambda open source project
+@@
+@@ Copyright (c) YEARS Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
+@@                    and the Swift OpenAPI Lambda project authors
+@@ Licensed under Apache License v2.0
+@@
+@@ See LICENSE.txt for license information
+@@ See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift OpenAPI Lambda project authors
+@@
+@@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@@
+@@===----------------------------------------------------------------------===@@
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diff --git a/.licenseignore b/.licenseignore
index 87baffa..57732c4 100644
--- a/.licenseignore
+++ b/.licenseignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .gitignore
-.licenseignore
 .swiftformatignore
 .spi.yml
 .swift-format
diff --git a/scripts/check-license-headers.sh b/scripts/check-license-headers.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ddaf852..0000000
--- a/scripts/check-license-headers.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
-##
-## This source file is part of the Swift OpenAPI Lambda open source project
-##
-## Copyright (c) 2023 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
-##                    and the Swift OpenAPI Lambda project authors
-## Licensed under Apache License v2.0
-##
-## See LICENSE.txt for license information
-## See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift OpenAPI Lambda project authors
-##
-## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-##
-##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
-
-# ===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-#
-# This source file is part of the Swift.org open source project
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Apple Inc. and the Swift project authors
-# Licensed under Apache License v2.0 with Runtime Library Exception
-#
-# See https://swift.org/LICENSE.txt for license information
-# See https://swift.org/CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of Swift project authors
-#
-# ===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-log() { printf -- "** %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
-error() { printf -- "** ERROR: %s\n" "$*" >&2; }
-fatal() { error "$@"; exit 1; }
-
-test -n "${PROJECT_NAME:-}" || fatal "PROJECT_NAME unset"
-
-expected_file_header_template="@@===----------------------------------------------------------------------===@@
-@@
-@@ This source file is part of the ${PROJECT_NAME} open source project
-@@
-@@ Copyright (c) YEARS Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
-@@                    and the ${PROJECT_NAME} project authors
-@@ Licensed under Apache License v2.0
-@@
-@@ See LICENSE.txt for license information
-@@ See CONTRIBUTORS.txt for the list of ${PROJECT_NAME} project authors
-@@
-@@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-@@
-@@===----------------------------------------------------------------------===@@"
-
-paths_with_missing_license=( )
-
-file_paths=$(tr '\n' '\0' < .licenseignore | xargs -0 -I% printf '":(exclude)%" '| xargs git ls-files)
-
-while IFS= read -r file_path; do
-  file_basename=$(basename -- "${file_path}")
-  file_extension="${file_basename##*.}"
-
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2001 # We prefer to use sed here instead of bash search/replace
-  case "${file_extension}" in
-    swift) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    h) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    c) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    sh) expected_file_header=$(cat <(echo '#!/bin/bash') <(sed -e 's|@@|##|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}")) ;;
-    kts) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    gradle) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    groovy) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    java) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|//|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    py) expected_file_header=$(cat <(echo '#!/usr/bin/env python3') <(sed -e 's|@@|##|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}")) ;;
-    rb) expected_file_header=$(cat <(echo '#!/usr/bin/env ruby') <(sed -e 's|@@|##|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}")) ;;
-    in) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|##|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    cmake) expected_file_header=$(sed -e 's|@@|##|g' <<<"${expected_file_header_template}") ;;
-    *)
-      error "Unsupported file extension ${file_extension} for file (exclude or update this script): ${file_path}"
-      paths_with_missing_license+=("${file_path} ")
-      ;;
-  esac
-  expected_file_header_linecount=$(wc -l <<<"${expected_file_header}")
-
-  file_header=$(head -n "${expected_file_header_linecount}" "${file_path}")
-  normalized_file_header=$(
-    echo "${file_header}" \
-    | sed -e 's/20[12][0123456789]-20[12][0123456789]/YEARS/' -e 's/20[12][0123456789]/YEARS/' \
-  )
-
-  if ! diff -u \
-    --label "Expected header" <(echo "${expected_file_header}") \
-    --label "${file_path}" <(echo "${normalized_file_header}")
-  then
-    paths_with_missing_license+=("${file_path} ")
-  fi
-done <<< "$file_paths"
-
-if [ "${#paths_with_missing_license[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
-  fatal "❌ Found missing license header in files: ${paths_with_missing_license[*]}."
-fi
-
-log "✅ Found no files with missing license header."
\ No newline at end of file