diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 510925a35..023a156e3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ under the License.
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.17</version>
+                        <version>0.18</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>verify</phase>