diff --git a/antlr3-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/antlr3-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2d01a37f..e37ee822 100644
--- a/antlr3-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/antlr3-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Jim Idle - March 2009
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.1</version>
+            <version>4.0.3</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>