diff --git a/aether-datafixers-cli/pom.xml b/aether-datafixers-cli/pom.xml
index 2b8a30e..e4afd3d 100644
--- a/aether-datafixers-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/aether-datafixers-cli/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/aether-datafixers-examples/pom.xml b/aether-datafixers-examples/pom.xml
index aaf7610..224edb2 100644
--- a/aether-datafixers-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/aether-datafixers-examples/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mainClass>de.splatgames.aether.datafixers.examples.game.GameExample</mainClass>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 254ac21..1d983bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@
         <spotbugs.version>4.9.8</spotbugs.version>
 
         <!-- definition of versions for plugins -->
-        <plugin.compiler.version>3.11.0</plugin.compiler.version>
-        <plugin.enforcer.version>3.4.1</plugin.enforcer.version>
-        <plugin.source.version>3.3.1</plugin.source.version>
-        <plugin.javadoc.version>3.10.1</plugin.javadoc.version>
-        <plugin.site.version>3.20.0</plugin.site.version>
-        <plugin.gpg.version>3.2.6</plugin.gpg.version>
-        <plugin.surefire.version>3.1.2</plugin.surefire.version>
-        <plugin.failsafe.version>3.1.2</plugin.failsafe.version>
-        <plugin.shade.version>3.5.1</plugin.shade.version>
+        <plugin.compiler.version>3.15.0</plugin.compiler.version>
+        <plugin.enforcer.version>3.6.2</plugin.enforcer.version>
+        <plugin.source.version>3.4.0</plugin.source.version>
+        <plugin.javadoc.version>3.12.0</plugin.javadoc.version>
+        <plugin.site.version>3.21.0</plugin.site.version>
+        <plugin.gpg.version>3.2.8</plugin.gpg.version>
+        <plugin.surefire.version>3.5.4</plugin.surefire.version>
+        <plugin.failsafe.version>3.5.4</plugin.failsafe.version>
+        <plugin.shade.version>3.6.1</plugin.shade.version>
 
         <!-- QA plugin versions -->
         <plugin.jacoco.version>0.8.14</plugin.jacoco.version>