diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bd4a504ed..39afff6fe0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.17</version>
+                <version>0.18</version>
                 <!-- only run at the root -->
                 <inherited>false</inherited>
                 <configuration>