diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71ed603..35f3771 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+      <version>4.0.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>