diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3490fbd0ee7a..d093e94d9806 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.8</version>
+                    <version>2.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>