diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b45c1e8513..45aaca1347 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4.0</version>
+                    <version>2.5.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>