diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f17c26c..7eace19 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         "rollup": "^2.45.2",
         "rollup-plugin-cleanup": "^3.2.1",
         "rollup-plugin-delete": "^2.0.0",
-        "rollup-plugin-execute": "^1.1.1",
         "rollup-plugin-typescript2": "^0.30.0",
         "ts-jest": "^27.0.3",
         "tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin": "^3.5.1",
@@ -7009,12 +7008,6 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/rollup-plugin-execute": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-execute/-/rollup-plugin-execute-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-isCNR/VrwlEfWJMwsnmt5TBRod8dW1IjVRxcXCBrxDmVTeA1IXjzeLSS3inFBmRD7KDPlo38KSb2mh5v5BoWgA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/rollup-plugin-typescript2": {
       "version": "0.30.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-typescript2/-/rollup-plugin-typescript2-0.30.0.tgz",
@@ -13436,12 +13429,6 @@
         "del": "^5.1.0"
       }
     },
-    "rollup-plugin-execute": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-execute/-/rollup-plugin-execute-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-isCNR/VrwlEfWJMwsnmt5TBRod8dW1IjVRxcXCBrxDmVTeA1IXjzeLSS3inFBmRD7KDPlo38KSb2mh5v5BoWgA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "rollup-plugin-typescript2": {
       "version": "0.30.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-typescript2/-/rollup-plugin-typescript2-0.30.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbaeaa1..acd699c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "rollup": "^2.45.2",
     "rollup-plugin-cleanup": "^3.2.1",
     "rollup-plugin-delete": "^2.0.0",
-    "rollup-plugin-execute": "^1.1.1",
     "rollup-plugin-typescript2": "^0.30.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.3",
     "tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin": "^3.5.1",
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index dd6e754..2fc6916 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import typescript from 'rollup-plugin-typescript2';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { readdirSync } from 'fs';
-import execute from 'rollup-plugin-execute';
 import del from 'rollup-plugin-delete';
 import cleanup from 'rollup-plugin-cleanup';
+import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
+
 
 const cliConfig = require('./config/cliConfig.json');
 
@@ -78,14 +79,13 @@ export default [
     },
     plugins: [
       ...plugins,
-      ((rollupPlugin) => ({
-        ...rollupPlugin,
-        // Moving to a later lifecycle hook as generateBundle has not written
-        // the file disk yet. Removing execution from generateBundle hook and
-        // moved it to the writeBundle hook.
-        writeBundle: rollupPlugin.generateBundle,
-        generateBundle: undefined,
-      }))(execute(`chmod +x dist/${cliConfig.name}`)),
+      // add execute permission to the executable
+      {
+        name: 'writeBundle',
+        writeBundle: () => {
+          spawnSync(`chmod`, ['u+x', `dist/${cliConfig.name}`]);
+        }
+      },
       !process.env.ROLLUP_WATCH ? del({ targets: 'dist/**/*' }) : undefined,
     ],
   },