diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 891d1435..095cbf81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>