diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfd090c..e2d1e4a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <mainClass>io.vertx.core.Launcher</mainClass>
           <systemProperties>