diff --git a/modules/common/cassandra-ccm/cassandra-ccm-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/common/cassandra-ccm/cassandra-ccm-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 16d20a41da1..4e8c5e6e23f 100644
--- a/modules/common/cassandra-ccm/cassandra-ccm-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/common/cassandra-ccm/cassandra-ccm-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.1</version>
+      <version>3.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>