diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 92adfb8..4f89fa0 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:git.bzl", "git_repository")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
diff --git a/sw/device/examples/BUILD b/sw/device/examples/BUILD
index 594da8f..42f8503 100644
--- a/sw/device/examples/BUILD
+++ b/sw/device/examples/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/sw/device/lib/arch/BUILD b/sw/device/lib/arch/BUILD
index a932c17..bd1714c 100644
--- a/sw/device/lib/arch/BUILD
+++ b/sw/device/lib/arch/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/sw/device/lib/crt/BUILD b/sw/device/lib/crt/BUILD
index d1b841a..b462e36 100644
--- a/sw/device/lib/crt/BUILD
+++ b/sw/device/lib/crt/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 load("//rules:opentitan.bzl", "OPENTITAN_CPU")
diff --git a/util/device_sw_utils/BUILD b/util/device_sw_utils/BUILD
index 3895b01..63c648e 100644
--- a/util/device_sw_utils/BUILD
+++ b/util/device_sw_utils/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
 load("@ot_python_deps//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
 
diff --git a/util/licence-checker.hjson b/util/licence-checker.hjson
index 4e4fe63..494da95 100644
--- a/util/licence-checker.hjson
+++ b/util/licence-checker.hjson
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ''',
   exclude_paths: [
     # Exclude anything in vendored directories
+    'third_party/**',
     '*/vendor/*/*',
     'util/lowrisc_misc-linters/*',