diff --git a/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml
index bb27e59db2..50764f7867 100644
--- a/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml b/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml
index 95a7f43c6e..1d9fe276df 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml
index bf69c94240..43852f6ff5 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml
index be6f8385e3..f0b2efedb5 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/quickstart/pom.xml
index a4f59c3a34..4eac788b0d 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml
index 0e31118d3e..070b79c056 100644
--- a/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>