diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 2200950..261eeb9 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
                         http://www.apache.org/licenses/
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright 2018-present HiveMQ GmbH
+   Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -199,4 +198,4 @@
    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.
\ No newline at end of file
+   limitations under the License.