diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index feff1afe..b033e88a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.6.0</version>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>