diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 45eb4ece6a..002a287928 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 		<xmlunit2.version>2.5.1</xmlunit2.version>
 		<!-- Plugin versions -->
 		<build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
-		<exec-maven-plugin.version>1.5.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+		<exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 		<git-commit-id-plugin.version>2.2.3</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
 		<maven-antrun-plugin.version>1.8</maven-antrun-plugin.version>
 		<maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>