diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ba32c735..fdacfb60c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -327,17 +327,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-interactivity-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
+      <version>1.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test -->