diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7c155f6e..db8a11eb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.2.1</version>
+                        <version>3.5.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>create-licenses</id>
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.2.1</version>
+                        <version>3.5.0</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>create-licenses</id>