diff --git a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
index 1a79d8825..616f21a4e 100644
--- a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <mainClass>com.google.cloud.jdbc.quickperf.QuickPerf</mainClass>
         </configuration>