diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 210daa8d642..0ad70e46650 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>