diff --git a/scripts/license/LICENSE-template.md b/scripts/license/LICENSE-template.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa57d28159..00000000000
--- a/scripts/license/LICENSE-template.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-changequote("""","""")dnl # prevents m4 from being confused with backquotes by changing quotes to non-existent tokens
-## License
-
-Mapbox Maps for iOS version __MAPS_SDK_VERSION__
-Mapbox Maps iOS SDK
-
-Copyright © 2021 - __YEAR__ Mapbox, Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-The software and files in this repository (collectively, “Software”) are licensed under the Mapbox TOS for use only with the relevant Mapbox product(s) listed at www.mapbox.com/pricing. This license allows developers with a current active Mapbox account to use and modify the authorized portions of the Software as needed for use only with the relevant Mapbox product(s) through their Mapbox account in accordance with the Mapbox TOS.  This license terminates automatically if a developer no longer has a Mapbox account in good standing or breaches the Mapbox TOS. For the license terms, please see the Mapbox TOS at https://www.mapbox.com/legal/tos/ which incorporates the Mapbox Product Terms at www.mapbox.com/legal/service-terms.  If this Software is a SDK, modifications that change or interfere with marked portions of the code related to billing, accounting, or data collection are not authorized and the SDK sends limited de-identified location and usage data which is used in accordance with the Mapbox TOS. [Updated 2023-01]
-
-## Acknowledgements
-
-This application makes use of the following third party libraries:
-
-### turf-swift, https://github.com/mapbox/turf-swift
-
-```
-__TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT__
-```
-
----
-
-__CORE_LICENSE__
diff --git a/scripts/license/generate-license.sh b/scripts/license/generate-license.sh
index edc4d9cee38..b2a6b980459 100755
--- a/scripts/license/generate-license.sh
+++ b/scripts/license/generate-license.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,105 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eou pipefail
+
+# Function to display usage information
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 --mode <validate|generate> -v <versions_json_path> -m <mapboxmaps_json_path> -o <license_output_path>"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Initialize default variables
+MODE="generate"
+DEFAULT_VERSIONS_JSON_PATH="scripts/release/packager/versions.json"
+DEFAULT_MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH="Sources/MapboxMaps/MapboxMaps.json"
+DEFAULT_LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH="LICENSE.md"
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+while getopts "v:m:o:-:" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        -)
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                mode)
+                    val="${!OPTIND}"; OPTIND=$(( OPTIND + 1 ))
+                    MODE=$val
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            ;;
+        v) VERSIONS_JSON_PATH=$OPTARG ;;
+        m) MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH=$OPTARG ;;
+        o) LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH=$OPTARG ;;
+        *) usage ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]; then
     echo "This script requires GITHUB_TOKEN variable to be set."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-COREMAPS_VERSION=$(jq -r .MapboxCoreMaps scripts/release/packager/versions.json)
+VERSIONS_JSON_PATH=${VERSIONS_JSON_PATH:-$DEFAULT_VERSIONS_JSON_PATH}
+MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH=${MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH:-$DEFAULT_MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH}
+LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH=${LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH:-$DEFAULT_LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH}
+
+# Extract versions from the provided JSON paths
+COREMAPS_VERSION=$(jq -r .MapboxCoreMaps "$VERSIONS_JSON_PATH")
 
 if [[ $COREMAPS_VERSION = *"SNAPSHOT"* ]]; then
     # Skipping license check for GL Native snapshots.
     exit 0
 fi
 
-TURF_VERSION=$(jq -r .Turf scripts/release/packager/versions.json)
-MAPS_SDK_VERSION=$(jq -r .version Sources/MapboxMaps/MapboxMaps.json)
+TURF_VERSION=$(jq -r .Turf "$VERSIONS_JSON_PATH")
+MAPS_SDK_VERSION=$(jq -r .version "$MAPBOXMAPS_JSON_PATH")
 CURRENT_YEAR=$(date +%Y)
 
+# Fetch license contents from GitHub
 TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "/repos/mapbox/turf-swift/contents/LICENSE.md?ref=v$TURF_VERSION" --jq ".content" | base64 --decode)
 CORE_LICENSE=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "/repos/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native-internal/contents/LICENSE-iOS.md?ref=maps-v$COREMAPS_VERSION" --jq ".content" | base64 --decode)
 
-m4  -D __MAPS_SDK_VERSION__="$MAPS_SDK_VERSION" \
-    -D __TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT__="$TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT" \
-    -D __CORE_LICENSE__="$CORE_LICENSE" \
-    -D __YEAR__="$CURRENT_YEAR" \
-    scripts/license/LICENSE-template.md
+LICENSE_TEMPLATE="changequote("""","""")dnl # prevents m4 from being confused with backquotes by changing quotes to non-existent tokens
+## License
+
+Mapbox Maps for iOS version __MAPS_SDK_VERSION__
+Mapbox Maps iOS SDK
+
+Copyright &copy; 2021 - __YEAR__ Mapbox, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+The software and files in this repository (collectively, “Software”) are licensed under the Mapbox TOS for use only with the relevant Mapbox product(s) listed at www.mapbox.com/pricing. This license allows developers with a current active Mapbox account to use and modify the authorized portions of the Software as needed for use only with the relevant Mapbox product(s) through their Mapbox account in accordance with the Mapbox TOS.  This license terminates automatically if a developer no longer has a Mapbox account in good standing or breaches the Mapbox TOS. For the license terms, please see the Mapbox TOS at https://www.mapbox.com/legal/tos/ which incorporates the Mapbox Product Terms at www.mapbox.com/legal/service-terms.  If this Software is a SDK, modifications that change or interfere with marked portions of the code related to billing, accounting, or data collection are not authorized and the SDK sends limited de-identified location and usage data which is used in accordance with the Mapbox TOS. [Updated 2023-01]
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+This application makes use of the following third party libraries:
+
+### turf-swift, https://github.com/mapbox/turf-swift
+
+\`\`\`
+__TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT__
+\`\`\`
+
+---
+
+__CORE_LICENSE__
+"
+
+EXPECTED_LICENSE=$(echo "$LICENSE_TEMPLATE" | m4 -D __MAPS_SDK_VERSION__="$MAPS_SDK_VERSION" \
+                                                -D __TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT__="$TURF_LICENSE_CONTENT" \
+                                                -D __CORE_LICENSE__="$CORE_LICENSE" \
+                                                -D __YEAR__="$CURRENT_YEAR")
+
+if [ "$MODE" == "validate" ]; then
+    if [[ "$(cat "$LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH")" == "$EXPECTED_LICENSE" ]]; then
+        echo "License file is up-to-date."
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "⚠️ License is not up-to-date. ⚠️"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+elif [ "$MODE" == "generate" ]; then
+    echo "$EXPECTED_LICENSE" > "$LICENSE_OUTPUT_PATH"
+    echo "License file has been updated."
+else
+    usage
+fi