diff --git a/maven-artifact-transfer.changes b/maven-artifact-transfer.changes
index bae3be1..d7dbcd7 100644
--- a/maven-artifact-transfer.changes
+++ b/maven-artifact-transfer.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr  2 17:20:27 UTC 2024 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Add dependency on plexus-xml where relevant
+  * this will be needed for smooth upgrade to plexus-utils 4.0.0
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 21 10:49:44 UTC 2024 - Gus Kenion <gus.kenion@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/maven-artifact-transfer.spec b/maven-artifact-transfer.spec
index c96bac3..97523e1 100644
--- a/maven-artifact-transfer.spec
+++ b/maven-artifact-transfer.spec
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  plexus-cli
 BuildRequires:  plexus-containers-component-annotations
 BuildRequires:  plexus-metadata-generator
 BuildRequires:  plexus-utils
+BuildRequires:  plexus-xml
 BuildRequires:  qdox
 BuildRequires:  sisu-inject
 BuildRequires:  sisu-plexus
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ build-jar-repository -s lib \
 	plexus-containers/plexus-component-annotations \
 	plexus-metadata-generator \
 	plexus/utils \
+	plexus/xml \
 	qdox \
 	slf4j/api \
 	slf4j/simple \