diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1eeb91cb..5917d41bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.6.0</version>
+                        <version>3.6.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>update-test-harness-submodule</id>