diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54350347..a96f882b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.5.9</version>
+                        <version>3.0.16</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
                 <configuration>