diff --git a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 60ee0ce0..86a8fc6e 100644
--- a/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/handlebars-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0</version>
+      <version>4.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>