diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5043841ac..8ec3c247f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <properties>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin-version>3.6.1</build-helper-maven-plugin-version>
         <download-maven-plugin-version>1.13.0</download-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>
 
         <!-- Maven JUnit version should fit the JUnit version used in the target platform, otherwise Surefire may produce exceptions.
         You can try to use newer versions here, but that requires manual testing. -->