diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8923361..dbb5006 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <bnd.maven.plugin.version>7.1.0</bnd.maven.plugin.version>
     <builder.helper.maven.plugin.version>3.6.0</builder.helper.maven.plugin.version>
     <cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>2.9.1</cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>
-    <exec.maven.plugin.version>3.5.0</exec.maven.plugin.version>
+    <exec.maven.plugin.version>3.6.1</exec.maven.plugin.version>
     <maven.clean.plugin.version>3.4.1</maven.clean.plugin.version>
     <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.14.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
     <maven.dependency.plugin.version>3.8.1</maven.dependency.plugin.version>