diff --git a/sonar-java-plugin/pom.xml b/sonar-java-plugin/pom.xml
index 728a2365968..be60931b133 100644
--- a/sonar-java-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sonar-java-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
       <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.8.0</version>
+          <version>2.9.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <errorRemedy>xmlOutput</errorRemedy>
             <writeVersions>false</writeVersions>