diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa805604..1d078103 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.1</version>
+            <version>3.6.1</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>check-thrift-version</id>