diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f30e8200..1a3bc3bba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@
     <commons.scmPubUrl>https://svn.apache.org/repos/infra/websites/production/commons/content/proper/commons-collections</commons.scmPubUrl>
     <commons.scmPubCheckoutDirectory>site-content</commons.scmPubCheckoutDirectory>
     
-    <commons.rat.version>0.14</commons.rat.version>
     <commons.clirr.version>2.8</commons.clirr.version>
     <commons.jacoco.version>0.8.8</commons.jacoco.version>
     <commons.junit.version>5.9.1</commons.junit.version>