diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a14b8fd..2982e61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.11</version>
+        <version>0.12</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>pass.txt</exclude>