diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ede9fdd26..8e5b4ea21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.1</version>
+        <version>1.7.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>