diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6784fe60..b020668ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     <commons.pmd.version>3.28.0</commons.pmd.version>
     <commons.pmd-impl.version>7.23.0</commons.pmd-impl.version>
     <commons.project-info.version>3.9.0</commons.project-info.version>
-    <commons.rat.version>0.17</commons.rat.version>
+    <commons.rat.version>0.18</commons.rat.version>
     <commons.release-plugin.version>1.9.2</commons.release-plugin.version>
     <commons.scm-publish.version>1.1</commons.scm-publish.version>
     <commons.moditect-maven-plugin.version>1.3.0.Final</commons.moditect-maven-plugin.version>