diff --git a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
index 3c04ad1..f3888d4 100644
--- a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
 			<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0.5</version>
+			<version>3.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>