diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ccaf514be..de43361586 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 				<artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.0</version>
+				<version>4.0.2</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.sleepycat</groupId>