diff --git a/maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 99c73d2f..887e45e9 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4.2</version>
+      <version>3.6.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>