diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
index d97fea42ad..6d53f57661 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-execution.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 =========
 Execution
 =========
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
index 20451738a6..400e7f09c3 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 =====================
 File Download Support
 =====================
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-hello.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-hello.rst
index 3d3c9b48c2..d64f6e00ca 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-hello.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-hello.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 ===================
 Hello World Example
 ===================
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
index f040d81346..75a25ef61b 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 ========
 Overview
 ========
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
index c98b3a9e7f..4998e99e3f 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 ====================
 Syntax and Operators
 ====================
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
index 04a69482b9..9c4212c5a6 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 ==================
 Variables Glossary
 ==================
diff --git a/bitbake/doc/index.rst b/bitbake/doc/index.rst
index 3ec7031f57..0e584a709e 100644
--- a/bitbake/doc/index.rst
+++ b/bitbake/doc/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.5
+
 ===================
 BitBake User Manual
 ===================