diff --git a/github-site-plugin/pom.xml b/github-site-plugin/pom.xml
index 7a65b3d2..5f6349b0 100644
--- a/github-site-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/github-site-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.1</version>
+            <version>3.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>