diff --git a/.changeset/weak-zoos-hammer.md b/.changeset/weak-zoos-hammer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b25881b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/weak-zoos-hammer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Removed all copyright notices from package templates.
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/index.ts
index ca73cb27ba..47af95cb35 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 export * from './service/router';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/run.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/run.ts.hbs
index 0a3ed2b7f0..79c6bd6da8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/run.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/run.ts.hbs
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { getRootLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import yn from 'yn';
 import { startStandaloneServer } from './service/standaloneServer';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.test.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.test.ts
index 8b77a04348..4f5079744e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import request from 'supertest';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.ts
index 5912a87584..c15bac5892 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/router.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { errorHandler } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/standaloneServer.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/standaloneServer.ts.hbs
index d5567bfed3..3433ed22ce 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/standaloneServer.ts.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/service/standaloneServer.ts.hbs
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { createServiceBuilder } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
index d3232290a7..cb0ff5c3b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/src/setupTests.ts
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 export {};
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.test.ts b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.test.ts
index e427b2c603..3f91a8f49d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.test.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
 import { createAcmeExampleAction } from './example';
 import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.ts b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.ts
index c20a4bdf25..c04132e755 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/scaffolder-module/src/actions/example/example.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Backstage 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.
- */
-
 import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend';
 
 /**