diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
index 9ef4a4fa..939aaeab 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-testing</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>