diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0cd871f..15448c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ software.
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>start-server</id>