diff --git a/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
index bbf63d54..e9222932 100644
--- a/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- testing -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67b34398..5b4ea76e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>40</version>
+    <version>41</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ under the License.
         <artifactId>plexus-java</artifactId>
         <version>1.2.0</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-        <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>