diff --git a/.reuse/dep5 b/.reuse/dep5
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e251ba97..000000000
--- a/.reuse/dep5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
-Upstream-Name: dpservice
-Upstream-Contact: IronCore authors <ospo@sap.com>
-Source: https://github.com/ironcore-dev/dpservice
-
-# --------------------------------------------------
-# source code
-
-Files:
-  .github/*
-  .gitignore
-  .editorconfig
-  CODEOWNERS
-  Dockerfile
-  config/*
-  hack/*
-  test/benchmark_test/config_templates/*
-  *.json
-  *meson.build
-  proto/dpdk.proto
-  meson_options.txt
-  include/dp_version.h.in
-  cli/dpservice-cli/.gitignore
-  cli/dpservice-cli/.golangci.yaml
-  cli/dpservice-cli/.goreleaser.yaml
-  cli/dpservice-cli/Makefile
-  cli/dpservice-cli/config/*
-  cli/dpservice-cli/gen/*
-  cli/dpservice-cli/go.mod
-  cli/dpservice-cli/go.sum
-  cli/dpservice-cli/hack/*
-  go/dpservice-go/.gitignore
-  go/dpservice-go/.golangci.yaml
-  go/dpservice-go/.goreleaser.yaml
-  go/dpservice-go/Makefile
-  go/dpservice-go/config/*
-  go/dpservice-go/gen/*
-  go/dpservice-go/go.mod
-  go/dpservice-go/go.sum
-  go/dpservice-go/hack/*
-  go/dpservice-go/proto/*
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/.gitignore
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/.golangci.yaml
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/Makefile
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/CONTRIBUTING.md
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/Dockerfile
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/go.mod
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/go.sum
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/hack/*
-Copyright: 2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and IronCore contributors
-License: Apache-2.0
-
-# --------------------------------------------------
-# documentation
-
-Files:
-  docs/*
-  *README.md
-  cli/dpservice-cli/docs/*
-  cli/dpservice-cli/README.md
-  go/dpservice-go/docs/*
-  go/dpservice-go/README.md
-  cli/dpservice-exporter/README.md
-Copyright: 2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and IronCore contributors
-License: Apache-2.0
-
-# --------------------------------------------------
-# source dependencies
diff --git a/REUSE.toml b/REUSE.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4df3136d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/REUSE.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version = 1
+SPDX-PackageName = "dpservice"
+SPDX-PackageSupplier = "IronCore authors <ospo@sap.com>"
+SPDX-PackageDownloadLocation = "https://github.com/ironcore-dev/dpservice"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = [".github/**", ".gitignore", ".editorconfig", "CODEOWNERS", "Dockerfile", "config/**", "hack/**", "test/benchmark_test/config_templates/**", "**.json", "**meson.build", "proto/dpdk.proto", "meson_options.txt", "include/dp_version.h.in", "cli/dpservice-cli/.gitignore", "cli/dpservice-cli/.golangci.yaml", "cli/dpservice-cli/.goreleaser.yaml", "cli/dpservice-cli/Makefile", "cli/dpservice-cli/config/**", "cli/dpservice-cli/gen/**", "cli/dpservice-cli/go.mod", "cli/dpservice-cli/go.sum", "cli/dpservice-cli/hack/**", "go/dpservice-go/.gitignore", "go/dpservice-go/.golangci.yaml", "go/dpservice-go/.goreleaser.yaml", "go/dpservice-go/Makefile", "go/dpservice-go/config/**", "go/dpservice-go/gen/**", "go/dpservice-go/go.mod", "go/dpservice-go/go.sum", "go/dpservice-go/hack/**", "go/dpservice-go/proto/**", "cli/dpservice-exporter/.gitignore", "cli/dpservice-exporter/.golangci.yaml", "cli/dpservice-exporter/Makefile", "cli/dpservice-exporter/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md", "cli/dpservice-exporter/CONTRIBUTING.md", "cli/dpservice-exporter/Dockerfile", "cli/dpservice-exporter/go.mod", "cli/dpservice-exporter/go.sum", "cli/dpservice-exporter/hack/**"]
+precedence = "aggregate"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and IronCore contributors"
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "Apache-2.0"
+
+[[annotations]]
+path = ["docs/**", "**README.md", "cli/dpservice-cli/docs/**", "cli/dpservice-cli/README.md", "go/dpservice-go/docs/**", "go/dpservice-go/README.md", "cli/dpservice-exporter/README.md"]
+precedence = "aggregate"
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText = "2023 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and IronCore contributors"
+SPDX-License-Identifier = "Apache-2.0"