diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 360ee5e8..b2a6e997 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>40</version>
+    <version>41</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>