diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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+## Prometheus Community Code of Conduct
+
+Prometheus follows the [CNCF Code of Conduct](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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    APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
 
       To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following
-      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "{}"
+      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
       replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
       the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
       comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright {yyyy} {name of copyright owner}
+   Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.