diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ffe3e6c..1dc8eb4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.2</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>