diff --git a/.pylicense-cpp.cfg b/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
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+# This file is part of the dune-xt-grid project:
+#   https://github.com/dune-community/dune-xt-grid
+# The copyright lies with the authors of this file (see below).
+# License: BSD 2-Clause License (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+# Authors:
+
+[header]
+name = This file is part of the dune-xt-grid project:
+url = https://github.com/dune-community/dune-xt-grid
+license = BSD 2-Clause License (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+prefix = //
+
+[files]
+include_patterns = *.cc *.cxx *.hh *.hxx *cmake_config.h.in *headercheck.cpp.in *config.h.cmake *version.hh.in
+exclude_patterns = *mathexpr.* *gtest-all.cc
diff --git a/.pylicense-other.cfg b/.pylicense-other.cfg
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..392f5b5cdf6cff1f544b7d47fd59076b16e0c441
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+++ b/.pylicense-other.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file is part of the dune-xt-grid project:
+#   https://github.com/dune-community/dune-xt-grid
+# The copyright lies with the authors of this file (see below).
+# License: BSD 2-Clause License (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+# Authors:
+
+[header]
+name = This file is part of the dune-xt-grid project:
+url = https://github.com/dune-community/dune-xt-grid
+license = BSD 2-Clause License (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+prefix = #
+
+[files]
+include_patterns = *.txt *.cmake *.py *.sh *.bash *.md *.dgf *.msh *.gdb *.cfg *.travis.* *.gitignore *.mailmap *.gitattributes *gitignore-* *stamp-vc *dune.module *Doxylocal *.clang-format *COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS *README *LICENSE *mainpage *switch-build_dir *dune-xt-grid.pc.in *.pylicense*
+exclude_patterns = *config.h.cmake