diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 3afb763d20..14b77bd34b 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -200,3 +200,36 @@
     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.
+
+----------
+The following license is exclusively used by the template generated header files.
+
+BSD 3-Clause License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019, "WebGPU native" developers
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+   this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/dawn.json b/dawn.json
index 41e0e955a2..0c23a4d638 100644
--- a/dawn.json
+++ b/dawn.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "_metadata": {
         "api": "WebGPU",
         "c_prefix": "WGPU",
-        "namespace": "wgpu"
+        "namespace": "wgpu",
+        "copyright_year": "2019"
     },
 
     "create instance": {
diff --git a/generator/templates/api.h b/generator/templates/api.h
index 4d824cfa6c..10e11def35 100644
--- a/generator/templates/api.h
+++ b/generator/templates/api.h
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 //*
 // BSD 3-Clause License
 //
-{% set year = metadata.copyright_year if metadata.copyright_year else 2019 %}
-// Copyright (c) {{year}}, "{{metadata.api}} native" developers
+// Copyright (c) {{metadata.copyright_year}}, "{{metadata.api}} native" developers
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without