diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16ae87520..649fda157 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.2.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.3</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.6</dependency-check-maven.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>2.39.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>