diff --git a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
index bfa066b68..a35865a55 100644
--- a/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/java/cpp-build/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.1.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>generate-sources</phase>