diff --git a/tools/tars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/tars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5eeb24f..e64f801 100644
--- a/tools/tars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/tars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.20</version>
+            <version>3.0.24</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>