diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-5224/maven-it-plugin-settings/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-5224/maven-it-plugin-settings/pom.xml
index c288496be2b3..884bc005f95c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-5224/maven-it-plugin-settings/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-5224/maven-it-plugin-settings/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+      <version>4.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>