diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c040589..ca9db3e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
               <!-- this is last 2.x release -->
-              <version>2.1</version>
+              <version>3.0.24</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>