diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0202d6b..9240d98 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -348,7 +348,9 @@ message('\n'.join(summary))
 
 test('Build without warnings', find_program('test/build-w-o-warnings'), env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'devel')
 test('Build without xwayland', find_program('test/build-w-o-xwayland'), env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'devel')
+test('Copyright and LICENSE', find_program('test/copyright-license'), args : [ cagebreak_main_file + cagebreak_source_strings + cagebreak_header_strings + fuzz_sources + fuzz_headers + fuzz_override_lib ], env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()), ''.join('MESONLICENSE=', meson.project_license())], suite: 'devel' )
 test('Clang-format (formatting check)', find_program('test/clang-format'), args : [ cagebreak_main_file + cagebreak_source_strings + cagebreak_header_strings + fuzz_sources + fuzz_headers + fuzz_override_lib ], env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'devel')
 test('Arguments', find_program('test/arguments'), args : [ meson.project_version() ], env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'basic')
 test('Environment Variables', find_program('test/environment-variables'), env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'basic')
 test('Scan-build (static analysis)', find_program('test/scan-build'), env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'release')
+test('Check for strings indicating problems', find_program('test/illegal-strings'), env : [ ''.join('MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR=', meson.current_source_dir()) ], suite: 'release')
diff --git a/test/copyright-license b/test/copyright-license
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a299327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/copyright-license
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Copyright 2023, project-repo and the cagebreak contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+readonly declared_deps="${@}"
+readonly hardcoded_deps="meson_options.txt meson.build"
+readonly test_deps=$(cd "${MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR}" ; find . -type f | grep test/)
+readonly examples_deps=$(cd "${MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR}" ; find . -type f | grep examples/)
+readonly example_scripts_deps=$(cd "${MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR}" ; find . -type f | grep example_scripts/)
+readonly deps="${declared_deps} ${hardcoded_deps} ${test_deps} ${examples_deps} ${example_scripts_deps}"
+readonly curryear=$(date +%Y)
+
+RESULT=0
+
+for file in ${deps}
+do
+	echo "${file}"
+	if $(grep -q "Copyright.*${curryear}, project-repo and the cagebreak contributors" "$MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR/${file}")
+	then
+		echo "	[x] Copyright Notice"
+	else
+		RESULT=1
+		echo "	[ ] Copyright Notice"
+	fi
+	if $(grep -q "SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT" "$MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR/${file}")
+	then
+		echo "	[x] SPDX-License-Identifier"
+	else
+		RESULT=1
+		echo "	[ ] SPDX-License-Identifier"
+	fi
+done
+
+[[ "${MESONLICENSE}" = "MIT" ]] || RESULT=1
+
+cd "${MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR}"
+
+[[ $(cat LICENSE) = $(cat README.md | tail -$(wc -l LICENSE)) ]] || RESULT=1
+
+[[ "Copyright (c) 2020-${curryear} The Cagebreak authors" = $(cat LICENSE | head -1) ]] || RESULT=1
+
+exit "${RESULT}"
diff --git a/test/illegal-strings b/test/illegal-strings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9129d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/illegal-strings
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2023, project-repo and the cagebreak contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+
+RESULT=0
+
+cd "${MESONCURRENTCONFIGDIR}"
+
+# Check that no TODO statements remain in the release directory
+if ! grep -Rq "TODO" .
+then
+	echo "[x] TODO"
+else
+	echo "[ ] TODO"
+	RESULT=1
+fi
+
+# Check that Cagebreak does not falsely claim to be POSIX compliant
+if ! grep -Rq "_POSIX_C_SOURCE" .
+then
+	echo "[x] _POSIX_C_SOURCE"
+else
+	echo "[ ] _POSIX_C_SOURCE"
+	RESULT=1
+fi
+
+
+exit "${RESULT}"