diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25141db1e..918c52500 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
       <solr.directory>${project.build.directory}/solr-${solr.version}</solr.directory>
       <licenseName>enterprise</licenseName>
       <license.update.dryrun>true</license.update.dryrun>
+      <license.update.copyright>false</license.update.copyright>
    </properties>
    <modules>
       <module>search-services</module>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
             <configuration>
                <addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>false</addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>
                <organizationName>Alfresco Software Limited</organizationName>
-               <canUpdateCopyright>true</canUpdateCopyright>
+               <canUpdateCopyright>${license.update.copyright}</canUpdateCopyright>
                <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
                <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
                <licenseResolver>classpath://alfresco</licenseResolver>