diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
index c708482..abaa778 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,30 +13,24 @@
 # 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.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: This makefile will install the reuse tool used for license checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Install the reuse tool
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-## Define a macro to standardize and simplify access
-# REUSE ?= $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse
-# REUSE ?= $(activate) && reuse
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Display reuse command version string.
 ##   Note: As a side effect, install reuse by dependency
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-.PHONY: lint-reuse-cmd-version
-lint-reuse-cmd-version : $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse
+.PHONY: lint-reuse-version
+lint-reuse-version : lint-reuse-install
 
 	$(HIDE) echo
-	$< --version
+	$(venv-activate-bin)/reuse --version
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: On-demand instalation of the reuse command
@@ -61,9 +55,19 @@
 help::
 	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-install'\
       'Install the reuse compliance tool'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-version'\
+	  'Display version of the installed reuse tool'
+
+# [NOTES]
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+##   o Installable tool target explicitly defined as $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse.
+##   o Var $(REUSE) is not used as a dependency due to arbitray command
+##     assignment with arguments.  ie: make REUSE=/opt/reuse/bin/reuse
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # [SEE ALSO]
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #   o https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool#install
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # [EOF]