diff --git a/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
index 37a74f4ade..01d1c7468a 100644
--- a/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-ear-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.15</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>