diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11cc41f05..c611965e3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>4.1</version>
+          <version>4.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <header>${project.basedir}/../header.txt</header>
             <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>