diff --git a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
index e1c63688a..e747dd142 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.sonatype.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-cipher</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>