diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index b743dea6b..ce10aa853 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly localGroovy()
 
     // Required for dependency licenses task
-    implementation 'org.apache.rat:apache-rat:0.15'
+    implementation 'org.apache.rat:apache-rat:0.16.1'
     implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.16.0'
 
     if (localRepo) {