diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e07f8bea..aa66b546 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.0</version>
+      <version>1.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>