diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 1ce692e..2f46b45 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
 ABI and API Deprecation
 =======================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
index d0a09ef..e9f1e6f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_04.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2016 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 16.04
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
index a8a3fc1..2904aac 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_07.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2016 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 16.07
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index 8c9ec65..92e0ec6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2016 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 16.11
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
index 357965a..d6c1c56 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_02.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2017 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 17.02
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
index 6892284..6418240 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_05.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2017 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 17.05
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
index 0bcdfb7..dc62240 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_08.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2017 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 17.08
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
index 5176d69..2a93af3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_17_11.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2017 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 17.11
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
index 44b7de5..8e40311 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_02.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 18.02
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
index 6b36493..8dc22b0 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_05.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 18.05
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_08.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_08.rst
index 5bc23c5..cee2121 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_08.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_08.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
 DPDK Release 18.08
 ==================
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index bb7d15a..b8c750b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
 DPDK Release 2.2
 ================
 
