diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91604ff..28841f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.13.0</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
 
         <plexus-utils.version>4.0.1</plexus-utils.version>
-        <plexus-xml.version>3.0.0</plexus-xml.version>
+        <plexus-xml.version>4.0.3</plexus-xml.version>
         <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.13.0</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
         <maven-plugin-api.version>3.9.0</maven-plugin-api.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.3</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>