diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26684ca81..de6aa2cb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-exec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>1.4.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>