diff --git a/mockserver-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/mockserver-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index eb05cd026..8ef40c5e3 100644
--- a/mockserver-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/mockserver-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>