chore: never modify the COPYRIGHT template and guard .github templates

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-# are met:
-#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-#  * Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION nor the names of its
-#    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-#    from this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
-# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
-# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
-# OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 name: "CodeQL"
 

.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Thin caller: the logic lives in the org-wide reusable workflow, pinned by
+# tag. Workflow changes ship as a new tag in the .github repository plus a
+# one-line rev bump here (tags are write-once, never moved).
+
+name: conventional-pr
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  conventional-pr:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+      issues: write
+    uses: triton-inference-server/.github/.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml@v1.4.2

.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml

@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-# are met:
-#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-#  * Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION nor the names of its
-#    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-#    from this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
-# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
-# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
-# OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 name: pre-commit
 
@@ -35,17 +12,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5.0.0
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 1
-
-    - name: Fetch base commit
-      run: |
-        git remote add base "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.repo.clone_url }}"
-        git fetch --no-tags --depth=1 base ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
-
+        fetch-depth: 2
+    - name: Get modified files
+      id: modified-files
+      run: echo "modified_files=$(git diff --name-only -r HEAD^1 HEAD | xargs)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6.0.0
-
     - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
       with:
-        extra_args: >-
-          --from-ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
-          --to-ref   ${{ github.sha }}
+        extra_args: --files ${{ steps.modified-files.outputs.modified_files }}

.github/workflows/python-package.yaml

@@ -1,28 +1,5 @@
-# Copyright 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-# are met:
-#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-#  * Neither the name of NVIDIA CORPORATION nor the names of its
-#    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-#    from this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY
-# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
-# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
-# CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-# PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
-# OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies and run unit tests.
 # For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-python

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 exclude: monitor/dcgm/
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ repos:
         entry: python tools/add_copyright.py
         language: python
         require_serial: true
+        # GitHub issue/PR templates must start with YAML frontmatter; keep
+        # license headers out of them.
+        exclude: ^\.github/(ISSUE_TEMPLATE/|PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/|pull_request_template)
   # More details about these pre-commit hooks here:
   # https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks

tools/add_copyright.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import argparse
@@ -54,19 +54,26 @@ def update_copyright_year(
             f.write(updated_content)
 
 
-def update_and_get_license() -> str:
+def get_license() -> str:
     """
-    Updates the copyright year in the LICENSE file if necessary and then
-    returns its contents.
+    Returns the license header template with its copyright year set to the
+    current year. The template file itself is never modified — headers are
+    always inserted with the current year, computed in memory.
     """
-    # License file should always have the current year.
-    update_copyright_year(LICENSE_PATH, disallow_range=True)
-
     with open(LICENSE_PATH) as license_file:
-        return license_file.read()
+        content = license_file.read()
+
+    match = COPYRIGHT_YEAR_PAT.search(content)
+    assert match is not None, f"File {LICENSE_PATH} does not contain a valid copyright."
+
+    new_copyright = (
+        f"SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright{match.group(1) or ''} "
+        f"{current_year} NVIDIA CORPORATION"
+    )
+    return COPYRIGHT_YEAR_PAT.sub(new_copyright, content)
 
 
-LICENSE_TEXT = update_and_get_license()
+LICENSE_TEXT = get_license()
 
 #
 # Header manipulation helpers