diff --git a/its/pom.xml b/its/pom.xml
index 0f7965532b..74b29f4d91 100644
--- a/its/pom.xml
+++ b/its/pom.xml
@@ -211,5 +211,17 @@ under the License.
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>rat-check</id>
+            <inherited>false</inherited>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>