diff --git a/internal/output/__snapshots__/vertical_test.snap b/internal/output/__snapshots__/vertical_test.snap
index 45a97e9c2cd..a65e165296b 100755
--- a/internal/output/__snapshots__/vertical_test.snap
+++ b/internal/output/__snapshots__/vertical_test.snap
@@ -18,21 +18,24 @@ path/to/my/third/lockfile: found 2 packages with issues
 path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
 path/to/my/second/lockfile: found 2 packages with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine2@3.2.5 is using an incompatible license: Apache-2.0
+  license violations found:
+    mine2@3.2.5 (Apache-2.0)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/second/lockfile
 
 path/to/my/third/lockfile: found 2 packages with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/third/lockfile
 
@@ -75,7 +78,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using incompatible licenses: MIT, Apache-2.0
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT, Apache-2.0)
 
   2 license violations found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
@@ -95,7 +100,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
@@ -113,7 +119,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 
   1 known vulnerability found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
@@ -132,8 +139,9 @@ path/to/my/third/lockfile: found 2 packages with issues
 
   1 known vulnerability found in path/to/my/third/lockfile
 
-  mine1@1.3.5 is using an incompatible license: MIT
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: Apache-2.0
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.3.5 (MIT)
+    mine1@1.2.3 (Apache-2.0)
 
   2 license violations found in path/to/my/third/lockfile
 
@@ -147,7 +155,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 
   1 known vulnerability found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
-  mine1@1.2.3 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine1@1.2.3 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/first/lockfile
 
@@ -165,7 +174,8 @@ path/to/my/first/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
 path/to/my/second/lockfile: found 1 package with issues
   no known vulnerabilities found
 
-  mine2@5.9.0 is using an incompatible license: MIT
+  license violations found:
+    mine2@5.9.0 (MIT)
 
   1 license violation found in path/to/my/second/lockfile
 
diff --git a/internal/output/vertical.go b/internal/output/vertical.go
index c73dc301c7d..7e6604ce2f6 100644
--- a/internal/output/vertical.go
+++ b/internal/output/vertical.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func PrintVerticalResults(vulnResult *models.VulnerabilityResults, outputWriter
 			printVerticalLicenseViolations(result, outputWriter)
 		}
 
-		if i < len(vulnResult.Results) - 1 {
+		if i < len(vulnResult.Results)-1 {
 			fmt.Fprintln(outputWriter)
 		}
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func printVerticalLicenseViolations(result models.PackageSource, out io.Writer)
 		return
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintln(out)
+	fmt.Fprintf(out, "\n  %s\n", color.RedString("license violations found:"))
 
 	for _, pkg := range result.Packages {
 		if len(pkg.LicenseViolations) == 0 {
@@ -106,12 +106,8 @@ func printVerticalLicenseViolations(result models.PackageSource, out io.Writer)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Fprintf(out,
-			"  %s %s %s\n",
+			"    %s (%s)\n",
 			color.YellowString("%s@%s", pkg.Package.Name, pkg.Package.Version),
-			color.RedString(Form(len(violations),
-				"is using an incompatible license:",
-				"is using incompatible licenses:",
-			)),
 			color.CyanString(strings.Join(violations, ", ")),
 		)
 	}