diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8f6f02..e783358 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>1.4.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>