diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85ff8d8fa..6547b9e43 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-velocity</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.1</version>
+        <version>2.3.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
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