diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 353a54d4..4e1713f5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly "cd.go.plugin:go-plugin-api:${gocdPluginVersion}"
 
     implementation 'joda-time:joda-time:2.12.5'
-    implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-exec:1.3'
+    implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-exec:1.4.0'
     implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.15.1'
 
     implementation platform('com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.16.1')