diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index acb58c7e16ab..15183cbaa4b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
 					<artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0</version>
+					<version>5.0.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<header>/org/openmrs/license/license-header.txt</header>
 						<includes>