diff --git a/utility-belt/pom.xml b/utility-belt/pom.xml
index 798e82b2ee..f00c3d7c3b 100644
--- a/utility-belt/pom.xml
+++ b/utility-belt/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>