diff --git a/tests/check-shift-theme-identity.sh b/tests/check-shift-theme-identity.sh
index 6063d508..77f12f8d 100644
--- a/tests/check-shift-theme-identity.sh
+++ b/tests/check-shift-theme-identity.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ reject_line() {
     ! grep -Eq "$pattern" "$file" || fail "$message"
 }
 
+readonly spdx_copyright_tag='SPDX-FileCopyrightText'
+readonly spdx_license_tag='SPDX-License-Identifier'
+readonly shift_copyright_pattern="${spdx_copyright_tag}: 2026 Marco Allegretti"
+readonly shift_license_pattern="${spdx_license_tag}: EUPL-1[.]2"
+
 require_line CMakeLists.txt '^add_subdirectory\(cursors\)$' \
     "top-level build must install the Shift cursor theme"
 require_line CMakeLists.txt '^add_subdirectory\(desktoptheme\)$' \
@@ -75,9 +80,9 @@ for desktop_asset in \
     desktoptheme/shift-light/widgets/background.svg \
     desktoptheme/shift-light/widgets/translucentbackground.svg; do
     [[ -f "$desktop_asset" ]] || fail "Shift desktop theme must provide $desktop_asset"
-    require_line "$desktop_asset" 'SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti' \
+    require_line "$desktop_asset" "$shift_copyright_pattern" \
         "$desktop_asset must attribute Shift-owned work to Marco Allegretti"
-    require_line "$desktop_asset" 'SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1\.2' \
+    require_line "$desktop_asset" "$shift_license_pattern" \
         "$desktop_asset must use EUPL-1.2"
 done
 
@@ -155,9 +160,9 @@ for license_file in \
     icons/sc-places-start-here-shift.svg \
     lookandfeel/contents/splash/Splash.qml \
     tests/check-shift-theme-identity.sh; do
-    require_line "$license_file" 'SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti' \
+    require_line "$license_file" "$shift_copyright_pattern" \
         "$license_file must attribute Shift-owned work to Marco Allegretti"
-    require_line "$license_file" 'SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1\.2' \
+    require_line "$license_file" "$shift_license_pattern" \
         "$license_file must use EUPL-1.2"
 done