diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ced8889ad6..f9041e068a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -242,13 +242,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-interactivity-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-            <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
+        <version>1.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>