diff --git a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index 14d22831..70662533 100644
--- a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-      <version>4.11.0</version>
+      <version>4.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Required for the integration tests, dependency is only to define build order -->
     <dependency>