diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10bb9fe57f..ab50931b6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.0</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>