diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d04ec1b..bf3b66f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>4.0.0</version>
+        <version>4.0.3</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>