diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd2e547..23fa0ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.1</version>
+      <version>1.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>