diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index b4c7164..a299eff 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.qdox</groupId>
       <artifactId>qdox</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.3</version>
+      <version>2.1.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>