diff --git a/websocket-reactor-netty2/pom.xml b/websocket-reactor-netty2/pom.xml
index b2e199069..afad67516 100644
--- a/websocket-reactor-netty2/pom.xml
+++ b/websocket-reactor-netty2/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
             <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>