diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a54b8b5..73a3780 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.15</version>
+        <version>0.16</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/nbactions.xml</exclude>