diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 1176b4f57a..32764d2c3d 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+      <version>4.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>