diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index c1aaaf9..e7a3ae3 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+
+Licensed 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.
+-->
+
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 7a19c42..a400f07 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+
+Licensed 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.
+-->
+
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this library
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
index 997deef..15b08b6 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/support_request.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+
+Licensed 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.
+-->
+
 ---
 name: Support request
 about: If you have a support contract with Google, please create an issue in the Google
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index d4914f8..1c0c3ae 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+<!--
+Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+
+Licensed 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.
+-->
+
 Thank you for opening a Pull Request! Before submitting your PR, there are a few things you can do to make sure it goes smoothly:
 - [ ] Make sure to open an issue as a [bug/issue](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues/new/choose) before writing your code!  That way we can discuss the change, evaluate designs, and agree on the general idea
 - [ ] Ensure the tests and linter pass
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7e1894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/semantic-pull-request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+name: "Semantic Pull Request"
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: read
+  statuses: write
+
+jobs:
+  main:
+    name: Validate PR title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+      statuses: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@48f256284bd46cdaab1048c3721360e808335d50 # v6.1.1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          types: |
+            feat
+            fix
+            chore
+            docs
+            style
+            refactor
+            perf
+            test
+            build
+            ci
+          # This ensures the bot can post a detailed comment if the validation fails
+          # mimicking the helpful feedback seen in other googlemaps repos
+          headerPattern: '^(\w*)(?:\(([\w$.\-*/ ]*)\))?!?: (.*)$'
+          headerPatternCorrespondence: type, scope, subject
+          # If the PR only contains a single commit, the action will validate that
+          # it matches the configured pattern.
+          validateSingleCommit: true