diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04e2aff0e..cbea09806 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.17</version>
+          <version>0.18</version>
           <configuration>
             <excludeSubProjects>false</excludeSubProjects>
             <excludes>