diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e1f5c59a7..dc07319e66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <org.apache.felix.version>7.0.5</org.apache.felix.version>
     <pax-exam.version>4.13.4</pax-exam.version>
     <pax-url.version>2.6.16</pax-url.version>
-    <plexus.utils.version>4.0.3</plexus.utils.version>
+    <plexus.utils.version>4.1.0</plexus.utils.version>
     <slf4j.api.version>1.7.36</slf4j.api.version>
     <slf4j.api.bundleversion>"$«range;[==,=+)»"</slf4j.api.bundleversion>
     <slf4j.log4j12.version>${slf4j.api.version}</slf4j.log4j12.version>