diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 51f6608c..96e4617a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>