diff --git a/module-client/src/main/resources/org/apache/http/client/version.properties b/module-client/src/main/resources/org/apache/http/client/version.properties
index 6568d5781..728a245cb 100644
--- a/module-client/src/main/resources/org/apache/http/client/version.properties
+++ b/module-client/src/main/resources/org/apache/http/client/version.properties
@@ -1 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
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+# 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
+# "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.    
+#
+
 httpclient.release=${pom.version}