diff --git a/tika-parent/pom.xml b/tika-parent/pom.xml
index b77becdca1..fc3f9e626f 100644
--- a/tika-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/tika-parent/pom.xml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
     <maven.shade.version>3.6.2</maven.shade.version>
     <maven.project.info.reports.version>3.9.0</maven.project.info.reports.version>
     <puppycrawl.version>12.3.1</puppycrawl.version>
-    <rat.version>0.17</rat.version>
+    <rat.version>0.18</rat.version>
     <scm.version>2.2.1</scm.version>
     <checkstyle.configLocation>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/tika-parent/checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.configLocation>
     <spotless.goal>apply</spotless.goal>