diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18b9cce1..e71feefb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>