diff --git a/pitest-maven/pom.xml b/pitest-maven/pom.xml
index 8f2ab4768..8ec809190 100644
--- a/pitest-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/pitest-maven/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 			<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-			<version>3.3.1</version>
+			<version>4.0.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>