diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67c8a801..7ec9e67c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ under the License.
 
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2026-06-25T18:51:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
-    <version.apache-rat-plugin>0.16.1</version.apache-rat-plugin>
+    <version.apache-rat-plugin>0.18</version.apache-rat-plugin>
     <version.apache-resource-bundles>1.8</version.apache-resource-bundles>
     <version.checksum-maven-plugin>1.11</version.checksum-maven-plugin>
     <version.maven-antrun-plugin>3.2.0</version.maven-antrun-plugin>