diff --git a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
index 5f01e4ea9d5..e480653d73d 100644
--- a/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-java11/kotlin-ktor/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.1</version>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
             <executions>
                 <execution>
                     <goals>