diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b6b03e..117b14d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.16</version>
+          <version>0.16.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <excludes>
               <exclude>**/.mvn/**</exclude>