diff --git a/.github/.licenserc.yaml b/.github/.licenserc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98fb36aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.licenserc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+header:
+  license:
+    spdx-id: Apache-2.0
+    copyright-owner: Apache Software Foundation
+  paths:
+    - .
+  excludes:
+    - build/**
+    - .docusaurus/**
+    - "**/*.md"
+    - "**/*.mdx"
+    - docs/.markdownlint.yaml
+    - NOTICE
+    - DISCLAIMER
+    - dist/**
+    - licenses/**
+    - testing/**
+    - spark/graphar/src/test/resources/**
+    - java/src/test/resources/**
+    - .licenserc.yaml
+    - .gitleaks.toml
+    - .gitmodules
+    - pre-commit-config.yaml
+    - "**/.gitignore"
+    - "**/.scalafix.conf"
+    - "**/.scalafmt.conf"
+    - cpp/apidoc/**
+    - cpp/thirdparty/**
+    - cpp/misc/cpplint.py
+    - spark/datasources-32/src/main/scala/org/apache/graphar/datasources/**
+    - spark/datasources-32/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/graphar/**
+    - spark/datasources-33/src/main/scala/org/apache/graphar/datasources/**
+    - spark/datasources-33/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/graphar/**
+    - spark/datasources-34/src/main/scala/org/apache/graphar/datasources/**
+    - spark/datasources-34/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/graphar/**
+    - spark/datasources-35/src/main/scala/org/apache/graphar/datasources/**
+    - spark/datasources-35/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/graphar/**
+    - java/src/main/java/org/apache/graphar/stdcxx/StdString.java
+    - java/src/main/java/org/apache/graphar/stdcxx/StdVector.java
+    - java/src/main/java/org/apache/graphar/stdcxx/StdSharedPtr.java
+    - java/src/main/java/org/apache/graphar/stdcxx/StdMap.java
+    - java/src/main/java/org/apache/graphar/stdcxx/StdUnorderedMap.java
+    - java/build.xml
+    - "**/*.json"
+    - pyspark/poetry.lock
+    - cli/*.yml
+    - cli/*.toml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3e76f9426..569886728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build-website:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'WIP') }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yml b/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 25ae537e7..15efa1d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,21 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  license-check:
+    name: License Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || github.repository }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref }}
           submodules: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Check License Header
-        uses: korandoru/hawkeye@v4
+      - name: Check license header
+        uses: apache/skywalking-eyes@61275cc80d0798a405cb070f7d3a8aaf7cf2c2c1 # v0.8.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          config: .github/.licenserc.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
index 66b8601d5..6182c9b8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-title.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   validate-title:
     name: Validate pull request title
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v6
         env: