diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e3ec7b4..5d8a7a5 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pp_consolidate__do() {
 				if will_minify lib; then
 					pp_strip_comments | pp_minify | pp_minify_unsafe
 				else
-					cat
+					pp_strip_copyright | pp_strip_separators
 				fi
 			} < <(pp_consolidate__do "$((depth + 1))" < "$script") | sed "s/^/${indent}/"
 			echo "${indent}# --- END LIBRARY FILE ---"
@@ -306,6 +306,16 @@ pp_strip_comments() {
 	sed '/^[[:space:]]*#.*$/d'
 }
 
+# Strips copyright comments from the start of a Bash source file.
+pp_strip_copyright() {
+	awk '/^#/ {if(!p){ next }} { p=1; print $0 }'
+}
+
+# Strips separator comments from the start of a Bash source file.
+pp_strip_separators() {
+	awk '/^#\s*-{5,}/ { next; } {print $0}'
+}
+
 # Minify a Bash source file.
 # https://github.com/mvdan/sh
 pp_minify() {