diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index 3e2907907c..b63a36d28e 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,93 @@
                </execution>
             </executions>
          </plugin>
+         
+         <!--  License header generation -->
+         <plugin>
+	        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+	        <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+	        <version>1.8</version>
+	        <configuration>
+	          
+	          <verbose>${license.verbose}</verbose>
+	          <addSvnKeyWords>false</addSvnKeyWords> 
+		      
+	          <!-- header configuration -->            
+              <organizationName>${license.org.name}</organizationName>
+	          <descriptionTemplate>${project.parent.basedir}/license/description.ftl</descriptionTemplate>
+              <canUpdateCopyright>true</canUpdateCopyright>
+              <canUpdateDescription>true</canUpdateDescription>
+	          
+	          <!--  licence configuration -->
+	          <addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>true</addJavaLicenseAfterPackage>
+              <licenseName>alfresco_community</licenseName>
+              <licenseResolver>file:/${project.parent.basedir}/license</licenseResolver>
+              
+              <!-- dry run options -->
+              <dryRun>${license.update.dryrun}</dryRun>
+              <failOnMissingHeader>true</failOnMissingHeader>
+              <failOnNotUptodateHeader>true</failOnNotUptodateHeader>
+
+			  <!-- exculsions -->
+			  <excludes>			    
+            	<exclude>**/package-info.java</exclude>
+			  	<exclude>**/*.properties</exclude>
+			  	<exclude>**/*.css</exclude>
+			  	<exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>
+			  	<exclude>**/*.json</exclude>
+			  	<exclude>**/*.txt</exclude>
+			  </excludes>
+			  
+	        </configuration>
+	        <executions>
+	          <execution>
+	            <id>first</id>
+	            <goals>
+	              <goal>update-file-header</goal>
+	            </goals>
+	            <phase>process-sources</phase>
+	          </execution>
+	        </executions>
+	      </plugin>
+	      
       </plugins>
+      <pluginManagement>
+      	<plugins>
+      		<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
+      		<plugin>
+      			<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+      			<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+      			<version>1.0.0</version>
+      			<configuration>
+      				<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+      					<pluginExecutions>
+      						<pluginExecution>
+      							<pluginExecutionFilter>
+      								<groupId>
+      									org.codehaus.mojo
+      								</groupId>
+      								<artifactId>
+      									license-maven-plugin
+      								</artifactId>
+      								<versionRange>
+      									[1.8,)
+      								</versionRange>
+      								<goals>
+      									<goal>
+      										update-file-header
+      									</goal>
+      								</goals>
+      							</pluginExecutionFilter>
+      							<action>
+      								<ignore></ignore>
+      							</action>
+      						</pluginExecution>
+      					</pluginExecutions>
+      				</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+      			</configuration>
+      		</plugin>
+      	</plugins>
+      </pluginManagement>
    </build>
 
    <dependencies>