diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b8f50b8..12bacdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>3.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test Dependencies -->