diff --git a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
index ead20f8..330baba 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-testing-harness/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0</version>
+      <version>4.0.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <!-- correct version must be provided by project depends on Maven version -->