diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db8f5d39..39e9c25f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
                 <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.3</version>
+                <version>4.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <header>src/etc/header.txt</header>
                     <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>