diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcf199b..463ae58 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
                 <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0</version>
+                <version>4.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <header>com/mycila/maven/plugin/license/templates/BSD-3.txt</header>
                     <failIfMissing>true</failIfMissing>