diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3bed55805..826f6b591 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.16</version>
+                <version>0.16.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <includes>
                         <include>**/*.java</include>