diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df51f7d4a0..7b1e8e1a83 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16.1</version>
+        <version>0.18</version>
         <configuration>
           <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
           <excludes combine.children="append">