diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f990eaf37..982ba3096 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.1</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>