diff --git a/packaging/pom.xml b/packaging/pom.xml
index e39b08cb5..0921d5ee6 100644
--- a/packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/packaging/pom.xml
@@ -401,9 +401,11 @@
           <version>1.2.0</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
+              <!-- dependency upgraded to a newer version to fix runtime issues with some JRE versions:
+                   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53696439/appbundle-maven-plugin-fails-on-mac-osx-with-java-10 -->
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
-              <version>4.0.0</version>
+              <version>4.2.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>