diff --git a/modules/tool/pom.xml b/modules/tool/pom.xml
index ab80a3139..1b195eec5 100644
--- a/modules/tool/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1</version>
+        <version>3.0.24</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>junit</groupId>