diff --git a/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/pom.xml b/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/pom.xml
index 35444fcd..cfc6b418 100644
--- a/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/verify.groovy b/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/verify.groovy
index c5a90ad5..19e525d3 100644
--- a/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MCOMPILER-366/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' ).text;
 
-assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar, plexus-resources-1.1.0.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");
+assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar, plexus-resources-1.1.0.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-application/pom.xml b/src/it/automodules-application/pom.xml
index e87e3aa8..76db3018 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-application/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/automodules-application/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-application/verify.groovy b/src/it/automodules-application/verify.groovy
index 7f2654b8..4ef9be37 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-application/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/automodules-application/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' ).text;
 
-assert buildLog.contains("[INFO] Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository!");
+assert buildLog.contains("[INFO] Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository!");
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-library/pom.xml b/src/it/automodules-library/pom.xml
index e87e3aa8..76db3018 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-library/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/automodules-library/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-library/verify.groovy b/src/it/automodules-library/verify.groovy
index 6a014a5a..44369625 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-library/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/automodules-library/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' ).text;
 
-assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");
+assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/pom.xml b/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/pom.xml
index e87e3aa8..76db3018 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.4</version>
+      <version>3.0.24</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/verify.groovy b/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/verify.groovy
index 6a014a5a..44369625 100644
--- a/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/automodules-transitive-module/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' ).text;
 
-assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-2.0.4.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");
+assert buildLog.contains("[WARNING] * Required filename-based automodules detected: [plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar]. Please don't publish this project to a public artifact repository! *");