diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
index 8c3c6017e..cf69d2952 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <version>3.4.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>Generate Protobuf</id>