diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5775892b1d58..72ae9a3ecdf0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ under the License.
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
+            <version>3.6.0</version>
             <inherited>false</inherited>
             <dependencies>
               <dependency>