diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd9bf1b0a05f7..23ef6bcf50000 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
 				<artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>0.16.1</version>
+				<version>0.17</version>
 				<inherited>false</inherited>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>