diff --git a/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml b/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
index eed7aeda98..a036ac3303 100644
--- a/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-surefire-common/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.0</version>
+                <version>2.1.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>