diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d5ea274e6..0f769368fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ under the License.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.12</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$-->
+                <version>0.16.1</version><!--$NO-MVN-MAN-VER$-->
                 <inherited>false</inherited>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>