diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: bug
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+-->
+
+**To Reproduce**
+<!--
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+-->
+
+**Expected behavior**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+-->
+
+**Additional context**
+<!--
+Add any other context about the problem here.
+-->
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: enhancement
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] 
+(This section helps Arrow developers understand the context and *why* for this feature, in addition to  the *what*)
+-->
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+-->
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+-->
+
+**Additional context**
+<!--
+Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.
+-->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.md
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+---
+name: Question
+about: Ask question about this project
+title: ''
+labels: question
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Which part is this question about**
+<!--
+Is it code base, library api, documentation or some other part?
+-->
+
+**Describe your question**
+<!--
+A clear and concise description of what the question is.
+-->
+
+**Additional context**
+<!--
+Add any other context about the problem here.
+-->
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: cargo
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: main
+    labels: [ auto-dependencies, arrow ]
+  - package-ecosystem: cargo
+    directory: "/object_store"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    target-branch: main
+    labels: [ auto-dependencies, object_store ]
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    labels: [ auto-dependencies ]
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+# Which issue does this PR close?
+
+<!--
+We generally require a GitHub issue to be filed for all bug fixes and enhancements and this helps us generate change logs for our releases. You can link an issue to this PR using the GitHub syntax. For example `Closes #123` indicates that this PR will close issue #123.
+-->
+
+Closes #.
+
+# Rationale for this change
+ 
+<!--
+Why are you proposing this change? If this is already explained clearly in the issue then this section is not needed.
+Explaining clearly why changes are proposed helps reviewers understand your changes and offer better suggestions for fixes.
+-->
+
+# What changes are included in this PR?
+
+<!--
+There is no need to duplicate the description in the issue here but it is sometimes worth providing a summary of the individual changes in this PR.
+-->
+
+# Are there any user-facing changes?
+
+
+<!--
+If there are user-facing changes then we may require documentation to be updated before approving the PR.
+-->
+
+<!---
+If there are any breaking changes to public APIs, please call them out.
+-->
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6254ea
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+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
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+# 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.
+
+name: audit
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# trigger for all PRs that touch certain files and changes to main
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**/Cargo.toml'
+      - '**/Cargo.lock'
+
+jobs:
+  cargo-audit:
+    name: Audit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install cargo-audit
+        run: cargo install cargo-audit
+      - name: Run audit check
+        run: cargo audit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# 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.
+
+name: dev
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# trigger for all PRs and changes to main
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+
+  rat:
+    name: Release Audit Tool (RAT)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Audit licenses
+        run: ./dev/release/run-rat.sh .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# 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.
+
+name: dev_pr
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# Trigger whenever a PR is changed (title as well as new / changed commits)
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - synchronize
+
+jobs:
+  process:
+    name: Process
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Assign GitHub labels
+        if: |
+          github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' &&
+            (github.event.action == 'opened' ||
+             github.event.action == 'synchronize')
+        uses: actions/labeler@v5.0.0
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          configuration-path: .github/workflows/dev_pr/labeler.yml
+          sync-labels: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object_store.yml b/.github/workflows/object_store.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1728b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/object_store.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# 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.
+
+---
+# tests for `object_store` crate
+name: object_store
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# trigger for all PRs that touch certain files and changes to main
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - object_store/**
+      - .github/**
+
+jobs:
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: amd64/rust
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
+      - name: Setup Clippy
+        run: rustup component add clippy
+      # Run different tests for the library on its own as well as
+      # all targets to ensure that it still works in the absence of
+      # features that might be enabled by dev-dependencies of other
+      # targets.
+      - name: Run clippy with default features
+        run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy without default features
+        run: cargo clippy --no-default-features -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with fs features
+        run: cargo clippy --no-default-features --features fs -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with aws feature
+        run: cargo clippy --features aws -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with gcp feature
+        run: cargo clippy --features gcp -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with azure feature
+        run: cargo clippy --features azure -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with http feature
+        run: cargo clippy --features http -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with all features
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features -- -D warnings
+      - name: Run clippy with all features and all targets
+        run: cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+  # test doc links still work
+  #
+  # Note that since object_store is not part of the main workspace,
+  # this needs a separate docs job as it is not covered by
+  # `cargo doc --workspace`
+  docs:
+    name: Rustdocs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      RUSTDOCFLAGS: "-Dwarnings"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run cargo doc
+        run: cargo doc --document-private-items --no-deps --workspace --all-features
+
+  # test the crate
+  # This runs outside a container to workaround lack of support for passing arguments
+  # to service containers - https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/26688
+  linux-test:
+    name: Emulator Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      # Disable full debug symbol generation to speed up CI build and keep memory down
+      # "1" means line tables only, which is useful for panic tracebacks.
+      RUSTFLAGS: "-C debuginfo=1"
+      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+      # Run integration tests
+      TEST_INTEGRATION: 1
+      EC2_METADATA_ENDPOINT: http://localhost:1338
+      AZURE_CONTAINER_NAME: test-bucket
+      AZURE_STORAGE_USE_EMULATOR: "1"
+      AZURITE_BLOB_STORAGE_URL: "http://localhost:10000"
+      AZURITE_QUEUE_STORAGE_URL: "http://localhost:10001"
+      AWS_BUCKET: test-bucket
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: "us-east-1"
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: test
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: test
+      AWS_ENDPOINT: http://localhost:4566
+      AWS_ALLOW_HTTP: true
+      AWS_COPY_IF_NOT_EXISTS: dynamo:test-table:2000
+      AWS_CONDITIONAL_PUT: dynamo:test-table:2000
+      AWS_SERVER_SIDE_ENCRYPTION: aws:kms
+      HTTP_URL: "http://localhost:8080"
+      GOOGLE_BUCKET: test-bucket
+      GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT: "/tmp/gcs.json"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # We are forced to use docker commands instead of service containers as we need to override the entrypoints
+      # which is currently not supported - https://github.com/actions/runner/discussions/1872
+      - name: Configure Fake GCS Server (GCP emulation)
+        # Custom image - see fsouza/fake-gcs-server#1164
+        run: |
+          echo "GCS_CONTAINER=$(docker run -d -p 4443:4443 tustvold/fake-gcs-server -scheme http -backend memory -public-host localhost:4443)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          # Give the container a moment to start up prior to configuring it
+          sleep 1
+          curl -v -X POST --data-binary '{"name":"test-bucket"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" "http://localhost:4443/storage/v1/b"
+          echo '{"gcs_base_url": "http://localhost:4443", "disable_oauth": true, "client_email": "", "private_key": "", "private_key_id": ""}' > "$GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT"
+
+      - name: Setup WebDav
+        run: docker run -d -p 8080:80 rclone/rclone serve webdav /data --addr :80
+
+      - name: Setup LocalStack (AWS emulation)
+        run: |
+          echo "LOCALSTACK_CONTAINER=$(docker run -d -p 4566:4566 localstack/localstack:4.0.3)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EC2_METADATA_CONTAINER=$(docker run -d -p 1338:1338 amazon/amazon-ec2-metadata-mock:v1.9.2 --imdsv2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          aws --endpoint-url=http://localhost:4566 s3 mb s3://test-bucket
+          aws --endpoint-url=http://localhost:4566 s3api create-bucket --bucket test-object-lock --object-lock-enabled-for-bucket
+          aws --endpoint-url=http://localhost:4566 dynamodb create-table --table-name test-table --key-schema AttributeName=path,KeyType=HASH AttributeName=etag,KeyType=RANGE --attribute-definitions AttributeName=path,AttributeType=S AttributeName=etag,AttributeType=S --provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=5,WriteCapacityUnits=5
+
+          KMS_KEY=$(aws --endpoint-url=http://localhost:4566 kms create-key --description "test key")
+          echo "AWS_SSE_KMS_KEY_ID=$(echo $KMS_KEY | jq -r .KeyMetadata.KeyId)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Configure Azurite (Azure emulation)
+        # the magical connection string is from
+        # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azurite?tabs=visual-studio#http-connection-strings
+        run: |
+          echo "AZURITE_CONTAINER=$(docker run -d -p 10000:10000 -p 10001:10001 -p 10002:10002 mcr.microsoft.com/azure-storage/azurite)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          az storage container create -n test-bucket --connection-string 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://localhost:10000/devstoreaccount1;QueueEndpoint=http://localhost:10001/devstoreaccount1;'
+
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        run: |
+          rustup toolchain install stable
+          rustup default stable
+
+      - name: Run object_store tests
+        run: cargo test --features=aws,azure,gcp,http
+
+      - name: Run object_store tests (AWS native conditional put)
+        run: cargo test --features=aws
+        env:
+          AWS_CONDITIONAL_PUT: etag
+          AWS_COPY_IF_NOT_EXISTS: multipart
+
+      - name: GCS Output
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        run: docker logs $GCS_CONTAINER
+
+      - name: LocalStack Output
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        run: docker logs $LOCALSTACK_CONTAINER
+
+      - name: EC2 Metadata Output
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        run: docker logs $EC2_METADATA_CONTAINER
+
+      - name: Azurite Output
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        run: docker logs $AZURITE_CONTAINER
+
+  # test the object_store crate builds against wasm32 in stable rust
+  wasm32-build:
+    name: Build wasm32
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: amd64/rust
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
+        with:
+          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown,wasm32-wasip1
+      - name: Install clang (needed for ring)
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y clang
+      - name: Build wasm32-unknown-unknown
+        run: cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: Build wasm32-wasip1
+        run: cargo build --all-features --target wasm32-wasip1
+
+  windows:
+    name: cargo test LocalFileSystem (win64)
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Run LocalFileSystem tests
+        run: cargo test local::tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0972e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# 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.
+
+# workspace wide tests
+name: rust
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# trigger for all PRs and changes to main
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+
+  # Run cargo fmt for all crates
+  lint:
+    name: Lint (cargo fmt)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: amd64/rust
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
+      - name: Setup rustfmt
+        run: rustup component add rustfmt
+      - name: Format object_store
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+  msrv:
+    name: Verify MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: amd64/rust
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install cargo-msrv
+        run: cargo install cargo-msrv
+      - name: Downgrade object_store dependencies
+        # Necessary because tokio 1.30.0 updates MSRV to 1.63
+        # and url 2.5.1, updates to 1.67
+        run: |
+          cargo update -p tokio --precise 1.29.1
+          cargo update -p url --precise 2.5.0
+          cargo update -p once_cell --precise 1.20.3
+      - name: Check
+        run: |
+          # run `cargo msrv verify` to see problems
+          cargo msrv verify --output-format=json || exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/take.yml b/.github/workflows/take.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd21c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/take.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# 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.
+
+name: Assign the issue via a `take` comment
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: created
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  issue_assign:
+    if: (!github.event.issue.pull_request) && github.event.comment.body == 'take'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              assignees: [context.payload.comment.user.login],
+            })
diff --git a/dev/release/run-rat.sh b/dev/release/run-rat.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..94fa55f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/run-rat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# 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.
+#
+
+RAT_VERSION=0.13
+
+# download apache rat
+if [ ! -f apache-rat-${RAT_VERSION}.jar ]; then
+  curl -s https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/rat/apache-rat/${RAT_VERSION}/apache-rat-${RAT_VERSION}.jar > apache-rat-${RAT_VERSION}.jar
+fi
+
+RAT="java -jar apache-rat-${RAT_VERSION}.jar -x "
+
+RELEASE_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")"; pwd)
+
+# generate the rat report
+$RAT $1 > rat.txt
+python $RELEASE_DIR/check-rat-report.py $RELEASE_DIR/rat_exclude_files.txt rat.txt > filtered_rat.txt
+cat filtered_rat.txt
+UNAPPROVED=`cat filtered_rat.txt  | grep "NOT APPROVED" | wc -l`
+
+if [ "0" -eq "${UNAPPROVED}" ]; then
+  echo "No unapproved licenses"
+else
+  echo "${UNAPPROVED} unapproved licences. Check rat report: rat.txt"
+  exit 1
+fi