diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b3e533a..0de1bf86 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ under the License.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.0</version>
+            <version>4.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Maven -->