diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 228b324..d30275f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.13</version>
+        <version>0.16.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/nbactions.xml</exclude>