diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4e49c00e..22a8274a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ under the License.
         <groupId>com.samaxes.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>minify-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>1.7.6</version>
+        <!-- https://github.com/samaxes/minify-maven-plugin/pull/176 -->
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+            <version>3.5.1</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>default-minify</id>