diff --git a/maven-inherit-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-inherit-plugin/pom.xml
index c102f24..16c3986 100644
--- a/maven-inherit-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-inherit-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.7</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>