diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97711e26ae42..733831528804 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ under the License.
     <hamcrestVersion>3.0</hamcrestVersion>
     <mockitoVersion>4.11.0</mockitoVersion>
     <!-- plexus 2.1.1 is broken -->
-    <plexusVersion>2.1.0</plexusVersion>
+    <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>