diff --git a/examples/shiro-mustache/pom.xml b/examples/shiro-mustache/pom.xml
index 6017917a5..610ed636c 100644
--- a/examples/shiro-mustache/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/shiro-mustache/pom.xml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
                     <arguments>