diff --git a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
index 18e6264c..698f38b8 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-its/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy-xml</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.12</version>
+            <version>3.0.13</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>