diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf1653b89..faf8a5448 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.2</version>
+				<version>4.0.3</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- dependencies within this project -->
 			<dependency>