diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2307bb2..1febc5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.8</version>
+            <version>3.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>