diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d5bf4a9..1aae23e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <jmh.version>1.36</jmh.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>2.22.2</surefire.plugin.version>
         <animal.sniffer.version>1.22</animal.sniffer.version>
-        <exec.plugin.version>1.6.0</exec.plugin.version>
+        <exec.plugin.version>3.6.2</exec.plugin.version>
         <javadoc.plugin.version>3.5.0</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <gpg.plugin.version>1.6</gpg.plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>