diff --git a/exec/pom.xml b/exec/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 354e6e6..e019569
--- a/exec/pom.xml
+++ b/exec/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <root.basedir>${project.parent.basedir}</root.basedir>
-    <spring-boot.version>3.3.4</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>3.4.1</spring-boot.version>
     <!-- We do not want to deploy the `exec` uber jar. -->
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     <kotlin.version>1.9.0</kotlin.version>