diff --git a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3f8b3f5..47db037 100644
--- a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+      <version>4.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>