diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f688109cf1d..cc4e2ab3edf9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <errorprone-annotations.version>2.29.2</errorprone-annotations.version>
     <!-- test groups excluded by default (without any manual profile activation) -->
     <excluded-test-groups>unhealthy</excluded-test-groups>
-    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+    <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.5.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <failIfNoTests>false</failIfNoTests>
     <frontend-maven-plugin.version>1.15.1</frontend-maven-plugin.version>
     <grpc.protobuf-compile.version>3.19.6</grpc.protobuf-compile.version>