diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c56b67fa3a..d48f535b0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
     <dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>12.1.3</dependency-check-maven-plugin.version>
     <docker-maven-plugin.version>0.46.0</docker-maven-plugin.version>
-    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.2</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <gpg-maven-plugin.version>3.2.8</gpg-maven-plugin.version>
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.13</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <javadoc-maven-plugin.version>3.12.0</javadoc-maven-plugin.version>