diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d3a04e25..9d11fee5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.0</version>
+      <version>3.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>