diff --git a/flume-ng-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flume/plugins/classloader/PluginClassLoader.java b/flume-ng-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flume/plugins/classloader/PluginClassLoader.java
index 37e652dce4..123a0f764b 100644
--- a/flume-ng-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flume/plugins/classloader/PluginClassLoader.java
+++ b/flume-ng-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flume/plugins/classloader/PluginClassLoader.java
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you 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
+ *
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+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
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+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
 package org.apache.flume.plugins.classloader;
 
 import java.net.URL;