diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index 0786a9434f0..e9568d59002 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.12</version>
+        <version>0.16.1</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75cd6e5615c..0575dbecccc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     <failsafe.plugin.version>2.22.2</failsafe.plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.plugin.version>3.0.0</checkstyle.plugin.version>
     <deploy.plugin.version>2.8.2</deploy.plugin.version>
-    <rat.plugin.version>0.13</rat.plugin.version>
+    <rat.plugin.version>0.16.1</rat.plugin.version>
     <pdf.plugin.version>1.2</pdf.plugin.version>
     <cobertura.plugin.version>2.7</cobertura.plugin.version>
     <jacoco.plugin.version>0.8.6</jacoco.plugin.version>