diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index cc0a7c968eb..146355c2404 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -345,10 +345,25 @@ lazy val kernelApi = (project in file("kernel/kernel-api"))
     Compile / sourceGenerators += Def.task {
       val file = (Compile / sourceManaged).value / "io" / "delta" / "kernel" / "Meta.java"
       IO.write(file,
-        s"""package io.delta.kernel;
+        s"""/*
+           | * Copyright (2024) The Delta Lake Project Authors.
+           | *
+           | * 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.
+           | */
+           |package io.delta.kernel;
            |
-           |final public class Meta {
-           |  public static final String KERNEL_VERSION = "${version.value}";
+           |public final class Meta {
+           |    public static final String KERNEL_VERSION = "${version.value}";
            |}
            |""".stripMargin)
       Seq(file)