diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 261eeb9e..c0b5b180 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -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 2024-present deepset GmbH <info@deepset.ai>
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b65b3c4..00000000
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.0.dev0