diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1228.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1228.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da4c757ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1228.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Copyright header enforcement now includes any leading and trailing
+    whitespace on lines
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/1228
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/MultiLicenseHeaderStep.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/MultiLicenseHeaderStep.java
index e61c4596f..9d70c7be9 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/MultiLicenseHeaderStep.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/MultiLicenseHeaderStep.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private LicenseHeader(String licenseHeader) {
 
         static LicenseHeader fromTemplate(String template) {
             String unixEndings = LineEnding.toUnix(template.trim());
-            Iterable<String> lines = Splitter.on('\n').trimResults().split(unixEndings);
+            Iterable<String> lines = Splitter.on('\n').split(unixEndings);
             String javadocHeader = Streams.stream(lines)
                     .map(line -> line.isEmpty() ? " *" : " * " + line)
                     .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/test/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest.groovy b/gradle-baseline-java/src/test/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest.groovy
index e10527bb5..de76a6641 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/test/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest.groovy
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/test/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest.groovy
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *     http://url-to-some-license
  *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         file(".baseline/copyright/050-test") << '''
             (c) Copyright ${today.year} GoodCorp
             
-            EXTRA
+                http://url-to-some-license
         '''.stripIndent()
         file(".baseline/copyright/000-also-works") << '''
             (c) Copyright ${today.year} OtherCorp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         /*
          * (c) Copyright ${LocalDate.now().year} GoodCorp
          *
-         * EXTRA
+         *     http://url-to-some-license
          */
     """.stripIndent()
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         /*
          * (c) Copyright 2015 GoodCorp
          *
-         * EXTRA
+         *     http://url-to-some-license
          */
     """.stripIndent()
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         /*
          * (c) Copyright 2019 GoodCorp
          *
-         * EXTRA
+         *     http://url-to-some-license
          */
     """.stripIndent()
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         /*
          * (c) Copyright 2015-2019 GoodCorp
          *
-         * EXTRA
+         *     http://url-to-some-license
          */
     """.stripIndent()
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class BaselineFormatCopyrightIntegrationTest extends AbstractPluginTest {
         /*
          * (c) Copyright 2015 EvilCorp
          *
-         * EXTRA
+         *     http://url-to-some-license
          */
     """.stripIndent()