diff --git a/tools/maven-library-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/maven-library-plugin/pom.xml
index 5ccbe047db..8e67277eae 100644
--- a/tools/maven-library-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/maven-library-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.9</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>