diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a955ff..a2aa59b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                     <!-- mvn license:format -->
                     <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0</version>
+                    <version>4.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <header>header.txt</header>
                         <includes>