diff --git a/example/pom.xml b/example/pom.xml
index 47013328f6..211202a2a3 100644
--- a/example/pom.xml
+++ b/example/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 					<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.3.0</version>
+					<version>3.4.0</version>
 					<configuration>
 						<mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
 					</configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b72ee63f6..2fa6c3539c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 					<!-- building the report apps with installed tools -->
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 					<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.3.0</version>
+					<version>3.4.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 
 				<plugin>