diff --git a/ant-mojos-parent/pom.xml b/ant-mojos-parent/pom.xml
index 145c13c..7ea6b17 100644
--- a/ant-mojos-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/ant-mojos-parent/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		<ant.contrib.version>1.0b3</ant.contrib.version>
 		<maven-script-ant.version>2.2.1</maven-script-ant.version>
 		<maven-plugin-tools.version>3.2</maven-plugin-tools.version>
-		<version.plexus-utils>3.0.9</version.plexus-utils>
+		<version.plexus-utils>3.0.16</version.plexus-utils>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
diff --git a/antrun-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/antrun-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b6a136d..2f7d7bc 100644
--- a/antrun-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/antrun-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 			<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.5</version>
+			<version>3.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
diff --git a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
index 3c04ad1..f3888d4 100644
--- a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 			<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.5</version>
+			<version>3.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cdb82a2..ceff63d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.9</version>
+				<version>3.0.16</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>