diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 383c72d2c..83f8c9801 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.0</version>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <licenseName>mit</licenseName>
           <licenseFile>LICENSE</licenseFile>