diff --git a/plexus-plugin/pom.xml b/plexus-plugin/pom.xml
index ffce1fd2d..1f7f1afc2 100644
--- a/plexus-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8</version>
+        <version>3.0.16</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>