From c2ea35ef328795647cfaabaf33e2ce74032f6e07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add COPYRIGHT file and update CONTRIBUTORS.md (#5414)

Fixes #5394

Signed-off-by: Alex Goodman <wagoodman@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 CONTRIBUTORS.md | 2 +-
 COPYRIGHT       | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 COPYRIGHT

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 30c2d98f2..a51b6bc5c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Syft Contributors
 
-The following Syft components were contributed by external authors/organizations.
+This file credits notable contributions from external authors and organizations; see `git log` for everyone who has contributed to Syft.
 
 ## GraalVM Native Image
 
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de40a28ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Copyright (c) Anchore, Inc.
+
+See LICENSE for the full license text.
+See CONTRIBUTORS.md and git log for a full list of contributors.