diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6023dbce..8ca7dcff0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.1</version>
+            <version>3.5.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>update-test-harness-submodule</id>