diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa17b80..9123fd2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.5.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <mainClass>com.ibm.jesseg.prometheus.MainApp</mainClass>
           <includePluginDependencies>false</includePluginDependencies>