diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
index 63756554ea..fec1cd171e 100644
--- a/LICENSE.md
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-<!---
-DO NOT EDIT !
-This file was generated automatically from 'src/generator/templates/LICENSE.md.mako'
-DO NOT EDIT !
--->
 The MIT License (MIT)
 =====================
 
-Copyright © `2015-2020` `Sebastian Thiel`
+Copyright 2015–2024 Sebastian Thiel
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
diff --git a/etc/api/shared.yaml b/etc/api/shared.yaml
index 6fc6e4dda5..29918e7aac 100644
--- a/etc/api/shared.yaml
+++ b/etc/api/shared.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ cargo:
 urls:
   authenticator_delegate: https://docs.rs/yup-oauth2/*/yup_oauth2/trait.AuthenticatorDelegate.html
 copyright:
-  license_abbrev: "MIT"
-  years: "2015-2020"
+  license_abbrev: MIT
+  years: 2015–2024
   authors:
-    - "Sebastian Thiel"
+    - Sebastian Thiel
diff --git a/src/generator/templates/LICENSE.md.mako b/src/generator/templates/LICENSE.md.mako
index ffdcb034db..11d0ddd530 100644
--- a/src/generator/templates/LICENSE.md.mako
+++ b/src/generator/templates/LICENSE.md.mako
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 =====================
 
-Copyright © `${copyright.years}` ${util.put_and(["`%s`" % a for a in copyright.authors])}
+Copyright ${copyright.years} ${util.put_and(copyright.authors)}
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation