diff --git a/.copyrightconfig b/.copyrightconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d26acb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.copyrightconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# COPYRIGHT VALIDATION CONFIG
+# ---------------------------------
+# Required start year (keep fixed; end year auto-updates in check output)
+startyear: 2023
+
+# Optional exclusions list (comma-separated). Leave commented if none.
+# Rules:
+#   - Relative paths (no leading ./)
+#   - Simple * wildcard only (no recursive **)
+#   - Use sparingly (third_party, generated, binary assets)
+#   - Dotfiles already skipped automatically
+# Enable by removing the leading '# ' from the next line and editing values.
+# filesexcluded: third_party/*, docs/generated/*.md, assets/*.png, scripts/temp_*.py, vendor/lib.js
+filesexcluded: .github/*, README.md, Jenkinsfile, gradle/*, docker-compose.yml, *.gradle, gradle.properties, gradlew, gradlew.bat
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yaml
index f2a31ab..9165227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-workflow.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 🏷️ JIRA ID Validator
+name: PR Workflow
 
 on:
   # Using pull_request_target instead of pull_request to handle PRs from forks
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     with:
       # Pass the PR title from the event context
       pr-title: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+  copyright-validation:
+    name: © Validate Copyright Headers
+    uses: marklogic/pr-workflows/.github/workflows/copyright-check.yml@main
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write