Use embedded license header instead of full license file
<artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<!-- Template location -->
- <header>LICENSE.txt</header>
+ <inlineHeader>
+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.
+
+Copyright ${inceptionYear}-${currentYear} the original author or authors.
+ </inlineHeader>
<properties>
<!-- Values to be substituted in template -->
<inceptionYear>2012</inceptionYear>
