diff --git a/plexus-security/pom.xml b/plexus-security/pom.xml
index 3fc9d5802..0e511d517 100644
--- a/plexus-security/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-security/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8</version>
+        <version>3.0.16</version>
         <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>