diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ccc9b77d6538..e1e63c9d8254 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ under the License.
     <plexusVersion>2.2.0</plexusVersion>
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.27</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <!-- Blocked by 3.4.0+ changes, see MNG-7710, downgrade from parent 4.0.1 -->
-    <version.plexus-utils>3.5.1</version.plexus-utils>
+    <version.plexus-utils>3.6.0</version.plexus-utils>
     <guiceVersion>5.1.0</guiceVersion>
     <guavaVersion>33.4.0-jre</guavaVersion>
     <guavafailureaccessVersion>1.0.2</guavafailureaccessVersion>