diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index bb661c1e0..a98552e51 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
                 <groupId>com.mycila.maven-license-plugin</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-license-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <header>etc/license.txt</header>
+                    <header>${basedir}/../etc/license.txt</header>
                     <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>.idea/**</exclude>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a9ace1d6..45b1fb1cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.mycila.maven-license-plugin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-license-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <header>etc/license.txt</header>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>