diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2842eec..6dad049 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.5</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>