diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 0088185a4..283aaa4cd 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.vorburger.exec</groupId>
       <artifactId>exec</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.5</version>
+      <version>3.3.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.java-json-tools</groupId>