diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ebefcaf..8492894f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-classworlds</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.2</version>
+        <version>2.7.0</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>