diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index b444c1847a..e29521bb1a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.24</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>