diff --git a/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml b/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
index fadcddcb..35532f4d 100644
--- a/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
+++ b/nlp/uk.ac.dundee.hic.nerd/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.1</version>
+				<version>3.6.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 					<phase>verify</phase>