diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d4887af..063f9649 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-java</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.4.0</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>