diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d73fd4a4d..af17bd4421 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                     <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.16.1</version>
+                    <version>0.18</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <phase>verify</phase>