diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b0b9f033..072684c9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1824,6 +1824,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.13</version>
           <configuration>
             <excludes>
               <exclude>.gitignore</exclude>