diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
index fd87fdc..3fe7969 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 [doc8]
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 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.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http:#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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent:
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # $ doc8  -h
 #