diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f547974b9c..4013fa63acb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.8</version>
           <configuration>
             <numUnapprovedLicenses>0</numUnapprovedLicenses>
             <excludeSubProjects>false</excludeSubProjects>