diff --git a/websocket/pom.xml b/websocket/pom.xml
index e503a77ce..f56dfa540 100644
--- a/websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/websocket/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mainClass>com.example.demo.Application</mainClass>
                 </configuration>