diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index e05e7e91377..c60b1d2773a 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.24</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>