diff --git a/plexus-java/pom.xml b/plexus-java/pom.xml
index b2813ea..37fb314 100644
--- a/plexus-java/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-java/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
       <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-      <version>6.0</version>
+      <version>6.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.qdox</groupId>