diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3329a140c24..ed8c757990e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4.0</version>
+                    <version>2.5.0</version>
 
                     <configuration>
                         <licenseMerges>