diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5546fa4..ee080761 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-velocity</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2</version>
+        <version>2.1.0</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>velocity</groupId>