diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce6df1f9c2..7dd8373faa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
         <!-- To keep Maven 3.x compatibility - use only 3.x versions -->
-        <version>3.0.1</version>
+        <version>4.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- manage transitive dependencies due to security patches -->