diff --git a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index 2fa4bb3b..4b18a85b 100644
--- a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-      <version>5.4.0</version>
+      <version>5.5.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>