diff --git a/dev-support/make_rc.sh b/dev-support/make_rc.sh
index 42cadb07d6..7317729acb 100755
--- a/dev-support/make_rc.sh
+++ b/dev-support/make_rc.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 mvnGet() {
   ${MVN} -q -Dexec.executable="echo" -Dexec.args="\${${1}}" --non-recursive \
-    org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.6.0:exec 2>/dev/null
+    org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:exec 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6574d460c1..c4c20aaee6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 
     <!-- org.codehaus.mojo -->
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.1</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
-    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.2</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.3</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <extra-enforcer-rules.version>1.12.0</extra-enforcer-rules.version>
     <restrict-imports-enforcer-rule.version>3.0.0</restrict-imports-enforcer-rule.version>
     <license-maven-plugin.version>2.7.1</license-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/ratis-experiments/pom.xml b/ratis-experiments/pom.xml
index ed13c993da..e4a8451db2 100644
--- a/ratis-experiments/pom.xml
+++ b/ratis-experiments/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>compile-flatbufs</id>