diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 464bd9f..644c8df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.15</version>
+                <version>0.16</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>rat-check</id>