diff --git a/examples/java/pom.xml b/examples/java/pom.xml
index b47e5300..ab10632f 100644
--- a/examples/java/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/java/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <executable>${java.home}/bin/java</executable>
           <arguments>