diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0f9828a..fbe3b16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
         go mod download -x
-    - name: Install tools
-      run: |
-        cd gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
-        go install -x github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense
     - name: env
       run: env && go env && pwd
     - name: tree
@@ -35,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         cd gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
         make test
     - name: Checklicencse
-      run: |
-        cd gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
-        make checklicense
+      uses: awalterschulze/checklicense@v1.0.6
+      with:
+        path: gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
+        ignores: doc.go .png .svg .txt
     - name: Diff
       run: |
         cd gopath/github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b1a865..5975fea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,15 +16,6 @@
 
 all: nuke build test
 
-checklicense:
-	go get github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense
-	checklicense . \
-	doc.go \
-	tools/tools.go \
-	.svg \
-	.txt \
-	COPIED_FROM_GO
-
 test:
 	go clean -testcache
 	go test -v ./...
@@ -54,10 +45,5 @@ noallocsprofile:
 gofmt:
 	gofmt -l -s -w .
 
-travis:
-	make all
-	make checklicense
-	make diff
-
 diff:
 	git diff --exit-code .
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a820b9a..295d2c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,4 @@ module github.com/katydid/parser-go-json
 
 go 1.24
 
-tool github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense
-
 require github.com/katydid/parser-go v0.7.4
-
-require github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense v1.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e80e0f2..a280a1d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense v1.0.1 h1:7jGGGSkWC/uwlepPUQ8vkm+EZH1nIIn9orQJf9S+hD8=
-github.com/awalterschulze/checklicense v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Tx5mn8+o6YTSeqtM0rIF3ATVEdWmsPy0TxqObvFAF/U=
 github.com/katydid/parser-go v0.7.4 h1:WSSlgw6mWuXq4rxvOf6yqT/Pau9VRk5WS1lfOyAyuWA=
 github.com/katydid/parser-go v0.7.4/go.mod h1:9Kh6lTCIkxQGHAwL7CkMg5kJlaMcb+52+wM5+JcYCuA=