diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2df93e7e44..f82703d401 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                     <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.17</version>
+                    <version>0.18</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <inputExcludeStds>ALL</inputExcludeStds>
                         <inputExcludes>