diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc71349..0b65645 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>