diff --git a/java-cloud-bom/tests/validate-bom/pom.xml b/java-cloud-bom/tests/validate-bom/pom.xml
index 1b6c803c9849..fc51ba6e582f 100644
--- a/java-cloud-bom/tests/validate-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/java-cloud-bom/tests/validate-bom/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>