diff --git a/openjpa-tools/openjpa-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/openjpa-tools/openjpa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index cf806acf1d..7f5eadf16d 100644
--- a/openjpa-tools/openjpa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-tools/openjpa-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>3.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- dependencies for OpenJPA itself -->