diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4b56b6..88861d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.15</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hudsonci.plugins</groupId>