diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/CommandLineFactoryTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/CommandLineFactoryTest.java
index f041b465a..762eaf453 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/CommandLineFactoryTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/CommandLineFactoryTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public void testCreation()
     {
         Commandline cl = factory.createCommandLine( "exec" );
 
-        assertEquals( "Check executable", "exec", cl.getExecutable() );
+        assertEquals( "Check executable", "'exec'", cl.getExecutable() );
         assertNotNull( "Check environment", cl.getEnvironmentVariables() );
         assertFalse( "Check environment", cl.getEnvironmentVariables().length == 0 );
     }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a90e0ab92..28ca7fa25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.15</version>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jdom</groupId>