diff --git a/maven-ejb-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-ejb-plugin/pom.xml
index 0abed461d2..15b991058a 100644
--- a/maven-ejb-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-ejb-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5</version>
+      <version>3.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>