diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a09e9591..77ded76bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.source.plugin.version>
         <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>3.6.0</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+        <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>