diff --git a/maven-repository-converter/pom.xml b/maven-repository-converter/pom.xml
index d19b9d9c8..e72b0846b 100644
--- a/maven-repository-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-repository-converter/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   <artifactId>maven-repository-converter</artifactId>
   <name>Maven Repository Converter</name>
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>