diff --git a/src/it/MWAR-133/pom.xml b/src/it/MWAR-133/pom.xml
index 99248bc3..e48ecc70 100644
--- a/src/it/MWAR-133/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MWAR-133/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/pom.xml b/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/pom.xml
index 07b1e176..55663939 100644
--- a/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/pom.xml
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
         <artifactId>groovy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>
             def fileToModify = new File(project.basedir, 'pom.xml')
             processFileInplace(fileToModify) { text ->
-              text.replaceAll(/1.4.6/,'1.4.5')
+              text.replaceAll(/3.0.24/,'3.0.23')
             }
             def processFileInplace(file, Closure processText) {
               file.write(processText(file.text))
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/verify.groovy b/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/verify.groovy
index ef9327d2..cde566e7 100644
--- a/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MWAR-427_update-without-clean/verify.groovy
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 def warFile = new java.util.jar.JarFile( new File(basedir,"target/mwar427-1.0-SNAPSHOT.war"), false)
-assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-1.4.5.jar') != null
+assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-3.0.23.jar') != null
 assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/mwar427-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar') != null
 assert warFile.getEntry('index.html') != null
 
-assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar') == null
+assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar') == null
 assert warFile.getEntry('root.html') != null // after MWAR-433, only WEB-INF/lib/ content is checked, other resources may be generated outside m-war-p
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/MWAR-441/pom.xml b/src/it/MWAR-441/pom.xml
index 261c77c9..127c5db1 100644
--- a/src/it/MWAR-441/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MWAR-441/pom.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
         <artifactId>groovy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0</version>
+        <version>2.1.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>
             def fileToModify = new File(project.basedir, 'pom.xml')
             processFileInplace(fileToModify) { text ->
-              text.replaceAll(/1.4.6/,'1.4.5')
+              text.replaceAll(/3.0.24/,'3.0.23')
             }
             def processFileInplace(file, Closure processText) {
               file.write(processText(file.text))
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/src/it/MWAR-441/verify.groovy b/src/it/MWAR-441/verify.groovy
index f9cabc90..60fed726 100644
--- a/src/it/MWAR-441/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MWAR-441/verify.groovy
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 def warFile = new java.util.jar.JarFile( new File(basedir,"target/mwar427-1.0-SNAPSHOT.war"), false)
-assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-1.4.5.jar') != null
+assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-3.0.23.jar') != null
 assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/mwar427-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar') != null
 assert warFile.getEntry('index.html') != null
 
-assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar') == null
+assert warFile.getEntry('WEB-INF/lib/plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar') == null
 assert warFile.getEntry('root.html') == null // after MWAR-441, this path is also removed as outdated (with the '/' config in the pom).
diff --git a/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/pom.xml b/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/pom.xml
index 8c882baa..ca657c18 100644
--- a/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/pom.xml
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.7</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
       <classifier>sources</classifier>
-      <version>1.4.7</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/verify.bsh b/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/verify.bsh
index 057d7882..73333ee0 100644
--- a/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/verify.bsh
+++ b/src/it/scoped-dependency-same-artifact/verify.bsh
@@ -66,16 +66,16 @@ try
         return false;
     }
 
-    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-1.4.7.jar" );
+    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar" );
     if ( !plexusUtilsDependency.exists() || plexusUtilsDependency.isDirectory() )
     {
-        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-1.4.7.jar is missing or a directory." );
+        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar is missing or a directory." );
         return false;
     }
-    File plexusUtilsSourceDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-1.4.7-sources.jar" );
+    File plexusUtilsSourceDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-3.0.24-sources.jar" );
     if ( !plexusUtilsSourceDependency.exists() || plexusUtilsSourceDependency.isDirectory() )
     {
-        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-1.4.7-sources.jar is missing or a directory." );
+        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-3.0.24-sources.jar is missing or a directory." );
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/pom.xml b/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/pom.xml
index 31cc0568..769e2c7e 100644
--- a/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/verify.bsh b/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/verify.bsh
index b163bbe8..d40331eb 100644
--- a/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/verify.bsh
+++ b/src/it/simple-war-no-webxml/verify.bsh
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ try
         return false;
     }
 
-    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar" );
+    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar" );
     if ( !plexusUtilsDependency.exists() || plexusUtilsDependency.isDirectory() )
     {
-        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar is missing or a directory." );
+        System.err.println( "plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar is missing or a directory." );
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/it/simple-war-project/pom.xml b/src/it/simple-war-project/pom.xml
index a70c4e8a..19110683 100644
--- a/src/it/simple-war-project/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/simple-war-project/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.6</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/simple-war-project/verify.bsh b/src/it/simple-war-project/verify.bsh
index 7dc3d728..db511585 100644
--- a/src/it/simple-war-project/verify.bsh
+++ b/src/it/simple-war-project/verify.bsh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ try
         return false;
     }
 
-    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar" );
+    File plexusUtilsDependency = new File( libDir, "plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar" );
     if ( !plexusUtilsDependency.exists() || plexusUtilsDependency.isDirectory() )
     {
         System.err.println( "plexus-utils-1.4.6.jar is missing or a directory." );