diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 025d60c8aff1..effe7f817135 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>license-check</id>