diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 158eda849..7ea0b40d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.0</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>