diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d1181d1d..ff4aba0a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.3</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>