diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba098e4..53dd587 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.1</version>
+      <version>3.5.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>