diff --git a/jslint4java-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jslint4java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e4420d7..cb7a96c 100644
--- a/jslint4java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jslint4java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.16</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>