diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 400d1a6..739cb40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.16.1</version>
+                <version>0.17</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>verify</phase>