diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6c7391cd2f..122f3ad33c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
 					<artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.0</version>
+					<version>4.5</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<header>/org/openmrs/license/license-header.txt</header>
 						<includes>