diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-license.yml b/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4492bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-license.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/check-license.md
+name: Check License
+
+env:
+  EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME: LICENSE.txt
+  # SPDX identifier: https://spdx.org/licenses/
+  EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE: GPL-3.0
+
+# See: https://docs.github.com/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows
+on:
+  create:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/check-license.ya?ml"
+      # See: https://github.com/licensee/licensee/blob/master/docs/what-we-look-at.md#detecting-the-license-file
+      - "[cC][oO][pP][yY][iI][nN][gG]*"
+      - "[cC][oO][pP][yY][rR][iI][gG][hH][tH]*"
+      - "[lL][iI][cC][eE][nN][cCsS][eE]*"
+      - "[oO][fF][lL]*"
+      - "[pP][aA][tT][eE][nN][tT][sS]*"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/check-license.ya?ml"
+      - "[cC][oO][pP][yY][iI][nN][gG]*"
+      - "[cC][oO][pP][yY][rR][iI][gG][hH][tH]*"
+      - "[lL][iI][cC][eE][nN][cCsS][eE]*"
+      - "[oO][fF][lL]*"
+      - "[pP][aA][tT][eE][nN][tT][sS]*"
+  schedule:
+    # Run periodically to catch breakage caused by external changes.
+    - cron: "0 6 * * WED"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  run-determination:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      result: ${{ steps.determination.outputs.result }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Determine if the rest of the workflow should run
+        id: determination
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_BRANCH_REGEX="refs/heads/[0-9]+.[0-9]+.x"
+          # The `create` event trigger doesn't support `branches` filters, so it's necessary to use Bash instead.
+          if [[
+            "${{ github.event_name }}" != "create" ||
+            "${{ github.ref }}" =~ $RELEASE_BRANCH_REGEX
+          ]]; then
+            # Run the other jobs.
+            RESULT="true"
+          else
+            # There is no need to run the other jobs.
+            RESULT="false"
+          fi
+
+          echo "result=$RESULT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  check-license:
+    needs: run-determination
+    if: needs.run-determination.outputs.result == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install Ruby
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: ruby # Install latest version
+
+      - name: Install licensee
+        run: gem install licensee
+
+      - name: Check license file
+        run: |
+          EXIT_STATUS=0
+          # See: https://github.com/licensee/licensee
+          LICENSEE_OUTPUT="$(licensee detect --json --confidence=100)"
+
+          DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE="$(echo "$LICENSEE_OUTPUT" | jq .matched_files[0].filename | tr --delete '\r')"
+          echo "Detected license file: $DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE"
+          if [ "$DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE" != "\"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME}\"" ]; then
+            echo "::error file=${DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE}::detected license file $DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE doesn't match expected: $EXPECTED_LICENSE_FILENAME"
+            EXIT_STATUS=1
+          fi
+
+          DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE="$(echo "$LICENSEE_OUTPUT" | jq .matched_files[0].matched_license | tr --delete '\r')"
+          echo "Detected license type: $DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE"
+          if [ "$DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE" != "\"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE}\"" ]; then
+            echo "::error file=${DETECTED_LICENSE_FILE}::detected license type $DETECTED_LICENSE_TYPE doesn't match expected \"${EXPECTED_LICENSE_TYPE}\""
+            EXIT_STATUS=1
+          fi
+
+          exit $EXIT_STATUS
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index fdb6383..f288702 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-This file includes licensing information for Arduino GitHub Actions.
-
-Copyright (c) 2019 ARDUINO SA
-
-The software is released under the GNU General Public License, which covers the main body
-of the [insert app name] code. The terms of this license can be found at:
-https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
-
-You can be released from the requirements of the above licenses by purchasing
-a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory if you want to modify or
-otherwise use the software for commercial activities involving the Arduino
-software without disclosing the source code of your own applications. To purchase
-a commercial license, send an email to license@arduino.cc
-
                     GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                        Version 3, 29 June 2007
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0829a30..d8836ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [![Check Action Metadata status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-action-metadata-task.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-action-metadata-task.yml)
 [![Check Files status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-files-task.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-files-task.yml)
 [![Check General Formatting status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-general-formatting-task.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-general-formatting-task.yml)
+[![Check License status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-license.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-license.ym
 [![Check Python status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-python-task.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/check-python-task.yml)
 [![Spell Check status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/spell-check-task.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/spell-check-task.yml)
 [![Sync Labels status](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/sync-labels-npm.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/arduino/compile-sketches/actions/workflows/sync-labels-npm.yml)