diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7948d87a4..c58f19f84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.15</version>
+          <version>0.16</version>
           <configuration>
             <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
             <ignoreErrors>true</ignoreErrors>