diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 89c0377..2c3c3ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.0</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>