diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f18a5930..23ad7b37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.2</version>
+        <version>4.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>