diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 826efb61..e2aa7bb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3.0</version>
+        <version>1.4.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>