diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56ebab342..7f5dce49d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 <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>