diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baae3553..14e0342b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<vertx-maven-plugin.version>1.0.28</vertx-maven-plugin.version>
 		<build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.3.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
-		<exec-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+		<exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.3</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 		<nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 		<maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
 		<flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.3.0</flatten-maven-plugin.version>