diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d62bf24..a967a422 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0</version>
+        <version>1.4.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>