diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c566e458f..a5d0d9e4f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.2</version>
+      <version>4.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>