diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0410cec9bed144fc61056e3bb0f1c8024711be5b..8adfd57cbcfc5027fb5fd4f935657c7c9e251a95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+    <!-- used to replace spring's Apache Licence -->
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>schbrain</name>
+            <url>https://www.schbrain.com</url>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <!-- used to replace spring's developer settings -->
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <name>schbrain</name>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+
     <properties>
         <java.version>11</java.version>