diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a354805e6af..a3425dc892e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@
     <maven-failsafe-plugin-version>3.5.3</maven-failsafe-plugin-version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin-version>3.8.1</maven-dependency-plugin-version>
     <maven-shade-plugin-version>3.6.0</maven-shade-plugin-version>
-    <exec-maven-plugin-version>3.5.0</exec-maven-plugin-version>
+    <exec-maven-plugin-version>3.5.1</exec-maven-plugin-version>
     <checkstyle-version>10.24.0</checkstyle-version>
     <directory-maven-version>1.0</directory-maven-version>
     <maven-jxr-plugin-version>3.6.0</maven-jxr-plugin-version>