diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a77842a8..ecb82f45f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.2</version>
+      <version>4.6.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>