diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 66a71e5..1ac172b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.0.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <mainClass>io.vertx.core.Launcher</mainClass>
           <systemProperties>