diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d97cb4..14236bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-xml-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.0-alpha-5</version>
+      <version>4.0.0-alpha-7</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
+          <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.plexus</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ limitations under the License.
       <version>2.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
+      <version>4.0.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/xml/Xpp3DomUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/xml/Xpp3DomUtils.java
index b4475f6..d8a47e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/xml/Xpp3DomUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/xml/Xpp3DomUtils.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public static Xpp3Dom mergeXpp3Dom(Xpp3Dom dominant, Xpp3Dom recessive) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils#isNotEmpty(String)} instead
+     * @deprecated Use org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils#isNotEmpty(String) instead
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static boolean isNotEmpty(String str) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public static boolean isNotEmpty(String str) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils#isEmpty(String)} instead
+     * @deprecated Use org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils#isEmpty(String) instead
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static boolean isEmpty(String str) {