diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index f3f8f224..6493750c 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-              <version>3.0.8</version>
+              <version>3.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
           <configuration>