diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 9477ae33..475e94c8 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ linters-settings:
     lines: 125
     statements: 50
   goheader:
-    template: |-
-      Copyright 2020 VMware, Inc.
-      SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+    template-path: hack/header.txt
   goimports:
     local-prefixes: github.com/suzerain-io