diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 1f68adbc66..3ca87a5cc0 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
 						<artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.13</version>
+                        <version>0.14</version>
                         <configuration>
                         <excludes combine.children="append">
                             <exclude>rafiki/**</exclude>