diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index c514fb7cd5..e24bc98f07 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.0</version>
+      <version>4.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>