diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 259511f3..f8cd7537 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-java</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.2</version>
+        <version>1.2.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>