diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ade10fa0..3f18b16a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/o/a/m/tools/plugins/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor#CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING
     needs to be updated as well -->
     <asmVersion>9.9.1</asmVersion>
-    <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.2</plexusUtilsVersion>
+    <plexusUtilsVersion>4.0.3</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <plexusXmlVersion>3.0.2</plexusXmlVersion>
     <reportingApiVersion>4.0.0</reportingApiVersion>
     <reportingImplVersion>4.0.0</reportingImplVersion>