diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10ca8a52f..8a6f3c445 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.11</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>verify</phase>