diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.md b/COPYRIGHT.md
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d80537d1..34e7b390 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ If you are new to the `Effortless` pattern checkout some of the below examples a
 
 1. [Effortless Audit](examples/effortless_audit/Readme.md)
 1. [Effortless Config](examples/effortless_config/Readme.md)
+
+# Copyright
+See [COPYRIGHT.md](./COPYRIGHT.md).
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diff --git a/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-a2-profile-dep/inspec.yml b/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-a2-profile-dep/inspec.yml
index cd68edff..73e60e89 100644
--- a/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-a2-profile-dep/inspec.yml
+++ b/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-a2-profile-dep/inspec.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: stig-testing-audit
 title: Effortless stig testing Audit
 maintainer: humans@habitat.sh
-copyright: Chef Software Inc.
+copyright: Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 copyright_email: humans@habitat.sh
 license: Apache-2.0
 summary: Effortless Audit Windows Baseline
diff --git a/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-git-profile-dep/inspec.yml b/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-git-profile-dep/inspec.yml
index b275cca3..1b597cc7 100644
--- a/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-git-profile-dep/inspec.yml
+++ b/scaffolding-chef-inspec/tests/windows/user-git-profile-dep/inspec.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: windows-audit
 title: Effortless Windows Audit
 maintainer: humans@habitat.sh
-copyright: Chef Software Inc.
+copyright: Copyright (c) 2019-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 copyright_email: humans@habitat.sh
 license: Apache-2.0
 summary: Effortless Audit Windows Baseline