diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index caf0ac268a..aa2bed71fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.0</version>
+            <version>2.4.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>license-check</id>