diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 401ec960..90c9579e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 \
   --add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.processing=ALL-UNNAMED \
   --add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED \
   --add-opens=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED
+
+# Make Spotless default to keeping license headers years in sync
+spotlessSetLicenseHeaderYearsFromGitHistory=true