diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant/pom.xml
index 8bdedd1ea784b..8efa81da90aec 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mqtt.homeassistant/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>compile-python</id>