diff --git a/licenses/apache.txt b/licenses/apache.txt
index 1d3bb47..212737e 100644
--- a/licenses/apache.txt
+++ b/licenses/apache.txt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ forbidden:
    APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
 
       To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following
-      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
+      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "{}"
       replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
       the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
       comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ forbidden:
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
+   Copyright {yyyy} {name of copyright owner}
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.