diff --git a/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/amqp-quickstart/pom.xml
index 232042d60..8711df1ec 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml b/examples/kafka-quickstart-kotlin/pom.xml
index cec398102..142a6f0aa 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/kafka-quickstart/pom.xml
index ba1aec3ad..28ef16c0c 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/mqtt-quickstart/pom.xml
index f3f7bddf1..b034501c1 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/quickstart/pom.xml
index 93bd70684..05b8eda3f 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>
diff --git a/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml b/examples/rabbitmq-quickstart/pom.xml
index 8617ba774..8113b550b 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>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-example</id>