diff --git a/hack/k-license/Readme.md b/hack/k-license/Readme.md
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+# k-license
+
+## Prepends project files with given template.
+
+* Can be used for adding licence or copyright information on src files of project.
+* Skip directory, if template (as provided) already present
+* Supports Golang/Python source files, Dockerfile, Makefiles and bash scripts
+
+## Build
+
+`go build -o k-license main.go    `
+
+Example
+To Apply header from ./templates folder default
+```
+$ k-license --path=temp
+Modified temp/Dockerfile file
+Modified temp/create-specinfo.py file
+Modified temp/install-dependencies.sh file
+```
+
+## Help
+
+```
+ ./k-license --help                                                           
+Usage: ./k-lic [--help] [-d dir] [--exclude ] [--templates] [--author]
+
+Add a copyright/license header to all source files in a Git repository.
+
+Options:
+  -author string
+        Replace Author/ORG name (default "The Kubernetes Authors")
+  -exclude string
+        comma-separated list of directories to exclude (default ".git,vendor,node_modules")
+  -help
+        Display this help message and exit.
+  -path string
+        Absolute Path to directory location (default ".")
+  -templates string
+        directory containing license templates (default "./templates")
+
+Examples:
+  ./k-lic               # Add license headers to all source files in the current directory and its subdirectories, using the default file extensions and templates directory.
+  ./k-lic --dir /path/to/repo --exclude vendor,node_modules --templates /path/to/templates   # Add license headers to all .go, .sh, .py, makefile, docker files in /path/to/repo and its subdirectories, using the license header templates in /path/to/templates.
+
+```
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diff --git a/hack/k-license/k-license.go b/hack/k-license/k-license.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	templatesDir = flag.String("templates", "../boilerplate", "directory containing license templates")
+	excludeDirs  = flag.String("exclude", ".git,vendor,node_modules", "comma-separated list of directories to exclude")
+	path         = flag.String("path", ".", "Absolute Path to directory location")
+	author       = flag.String("author", "The Kubernetes Authors", "Replace Author/ORG name")
+	helpFlag     = flag.Bool("help", false, "Display this help message and exit.")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	if *helpFlag {
+		printHelp(os.Args[0])
+		return
+	}
+	excludeList := strings.Split(*excludeDirs, ",")
+	err := filepath.Walk(*path, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if info.IsDir() && contains(excludeList, info.Name()) {
+			return filepath.SkipDir
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() && (isCodeFile(path) || isBuildFile(path)) && !hasLicense(path) {
+			currentYear := strconv.Itoa(time.Now().Year())
+			err := addLicense(path, *templatesDir, currentYear, *author)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("Modified %s file\n", path)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(list []string, str string) bool {
+	for _, item := range list {
+		if item == str {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func printHelp(progName string) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s [--help] [-d dir] [--exclude ] [--templates] [--author]\n", progName)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\nAdd a copyright/license header to all source files in a Git repository.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Options:")
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "\nExamples:")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s               # Add license headers to all source files in the current directory and its subdirectories, using the default file extensions and templates directory.\n", progName)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  %s --dir /path/to/repo --exclude vendor,node_modules --templates /path/to/templates   # Add license headers to all .go, .sh, .py, makefile, docker files in /path/to/repo and its subdirectories, using the license header templates in /path/to/templates.\n", progName)
+}
+
+func isCodeFile(path string) bool {
+	ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(path))
+	switch ext {
+	case ".go", ".c", ".h", ".cpp", ".py", ".ipynb", ".java":
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+func isBuildFile(path string) bool {
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, ".sh"):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, "Makefile"):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, "Dockerfile"):
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func hasLicense(path string) bool {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return strings.Contains(string(data), "Copyright")
+}
+func getFileType(path string) string {
+	var tmplFilename string
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, ".sh"):
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.sh.txt"
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, "Makefile"):
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.Makefile.txt"
+	case strings.HasSuffix(path, "Dockerfile"):
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.Dockerfile.txt"
+	case filepath.Ext(path) == ".py":
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.py.txt"
+	case filepath.Ext(path) == ".go":
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.go.txt"
+	default:
+		tmplFilename = "boilerplate.tf.txt"
+	}
+	return tmplFilename
+}
+
+func addLicense(path, templatesDir, year, author string) error {
+
+	tmplData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(templatesDir, getFileType(path)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Replace placeholders with actual values
+	tmpl := strings.ReplaceAll(string(tmplData), "<YYYY>", year)
+	tmpl = strings.ReplaceAll(tmpl, "<Organization Name>", author)
+
+	codeData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	newData := append([]byte(tmpl), []byte("\n\n")...)
+	newData = append(newData, codeData...)
+
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, newData, 0644)
+}
diff --git a/hack/k-license/k-license_test.go b/hack/k-license/k-license_test.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestAddLicense(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "testdir")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
+
+	testfile := filepath.Join(tmpdir, "testfile.go")
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(testfile, []byte("package main\n\nfunc main() {\n}\n"), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	currentYear := strconv.Itoa(time.Now().Year())
+	err = addLicense(testfile, "./templates", currentYear, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(testfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(data), "Copyright") {
+		t.Errorf("License not added")
+	}
+}