diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a76df9af7..fd31af12c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.16.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes combine.children="append">
                         <!-- Ignore lint-files -->