diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2726320..63875e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
           <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-          <version>1.4.0</version>
+          <version>1.6.0</version>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>