diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d04da069c..d8b11857e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.0</version>
+      <version>3.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>