diff --git a/archiva-modules/plugins/stage-repository-merge/pom.xml b/archiva-modules/plugins/stage-repository-merge/pom.xml
index d3c6ad1e0..8e4e484c4 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/plugins/stage-repository-merge/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-modules/plugins/stage-repository-merge/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
           <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
-          <version>1.0-beta-3.0.5</version>
+          <version>2.1.1</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>process-classes</id>