diff --git a/aggregate-dist/pom.xml b/aggregate-dist/pom.xml
index 9f72db273..1ed99e2c4 100644
--- a/aggregate-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/aggregate-dist/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mainClass>org.apache.camel.example.Application</mainClass>
                     <includePluginDependencies>false</includePluginDependencies>