diff --git a/samples/snippets/pom.xml b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
index 651f0a76e..279cd0a78 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/snippets/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <cleanupDaemonThreads>false</cleanupDaemonThreads>
         </configuration>