diff --git a/plugins/plexus/pom.xml b/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
index 6a0fb698ce..0d163f501b 100644
--- a/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/plexus/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
             <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0-alpha-10</version>
+            <version>1.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
    </dependencies>
     <properties>