diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77750a667..2f606ead5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.4</version>
+				<version>4.1.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.sleepycat</groupId>