diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/LICENSE b/nf_core/pipeline-template/LICENSE
index 3060874565..29e40a04d9 100644
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/LICENSE
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) The nf-core community
+Copyright (c) {% if is_nfcore %} The nf-core community {% else %} The {{ short_name }} team {% endif %}
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal