diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3f4da0f72..5b9c795005 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>