diff --git a/modello-test/pom.xml b/modello-test/pom.xml
index 62577f32b..5f4bfd859 100644
--- a/modello-test/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1</version>
+      <version>2.8.8</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>