diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05ba2f2..d2ee871 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4.2</version>
+      <version>3.5.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>