diff --git a/make_templates/header_only_lib b/make_templates/header_only_lib
index 7188fc540c6d7d81c6ea02002dddc36b8c1d5b51..25031317be25f44ef1d833f72909db02835afd0c 100644
--- a/make_templates/header_only_lib
+++ b/make_templates/header_only_lib
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ install: $(INCLUDE)
 
 $(INCDIR)/%.h: $(SRCDIR)/%.h $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 $(INCDIR)/%.hpp: $(SRCDIR)/%.hpp $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 install_source: $(INSTALL_SOURCES)
 
 $(INSTALL_SRCDIR)/%: $(SRCDIR)/% $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/make_templates/static_lib b/make_templates/static_lib
index 71fcafe951f8593f128e20dcc9302a22c97c3c96..8a0ddc018835bcf79ca09e087e2791238b9268e1 100644
--- a/make_templates/static_lib
+++ b/make_templates/static_lib
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ $(LIBDIR):
 
 $(INCDIR)/%.h: $(SRCDIR)/%.h $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 $(INCDIR)/%.hpp: $(SRCDIR)/%.hpp $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 install_source: $(INSTALL_SOURCES)
 
 $(INSTALL_SRCDIR)/%: $(SRCDIR)/% $(COPYRIGHT_DEP)
 	@mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cat $(COPYRIGHT) >> $@
+	cat $(COPYRIGHT) > $@
 	cat $< >> $@
 
 uninstall: