diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4938277ea4..c154a0b3bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
         <maven.archiver.version>3.0.2</maven.archiver.version>
         <maven.version>3.3.9</maven.version>
         <maven.plugin.descriptor.version>2.0.7</maven.plugin.descriptor.version>
-        <plexus.classworlds.version>2.4</plexus.classworlds.version>
+        <plexus.classworlds.version>2.6.0</plexus.classworlds.version>
         <plexus.utils.version>1.4.9</plexus.utils.version>
         <rhino.version>1.6R7</rhino.version>
         <servlet.api.version>2.3</servlet.api.version>