diff --git a/framework/pom.xml b/framework/pom.xml
index 664cd71..851dbc4 100644
--- a/framework/pom.xml
+++ b/framework/pom.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>rat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludeSubProjects>false</excludeSubProjects>
           <useEclipseDefaultExcludes>true</useEclipseDefaultExcludes>