diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80c9c21..2394560 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.15</version>
+          <version>0.16.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.sonatype.ossindex.maven</groupId>