diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5254cc3dc8..fb011f4e4e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-              <version>4.0.3</version>
+              <version>4.1.0</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>         
         </plugin>