diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 35de01f8d5b..c558674b6f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.0</version>
+                    <version>2.6.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <useMissingFile>true</useMissingFile>
                         <failOnMissing>true</failOnMissing>