diff --git a/plugins/examples/custom-suggester/build.gradle b/plugins/examples/custom-suggester/build.gradle
index b36d5cd218d..977e467391d 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/custom-suggester/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/examples/custom-suggester/build.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ esplugin {
     name 'custom-suggester'
     description 'An example plugin showing how to write and register a custom suggester'
     classname 'org.elasticsearch.example.customsuggester.CustomSuggesterPlugin'
+    licenseFile rootProject.file('licenses/APACHE-LICENSE-2.0.txt')
+    noticeFile rootProject.file('NOTICE.txt')
 }
 
 integTestCluster {
@@ -30,4 +32,4 @@ integTestCluster {
 }
 
 // this plugin has no unit tests, only rest tests
-tasks.test.enabled = false
\ No newline at end of file
+tasks.test.enabled = false