diff --git a/ear-package/pom.xml b/ear-package/pom.xml
index 745ba54566..b2af97439d 100644
--- a/ear-package/pom.xml
+++ b/ear-package/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.1</version>
+            <version>3.6.0</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <configuration>