diff --git a/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml b/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
index b204577c..474d23d6 100644
--- a/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
+++ b/pass-journal-loader/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <properties>
     <spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>3.3.5</spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>
     <commons.csv.version>1.12.0</commons.csv.version>
-    <commons-lang.version>3.14.0</commons-lang.version>
+    <commons-lang.version>3.18.0</commons-lang.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <logback.version>1.5.16</logback.version>
     <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.5</junit.jupiter.version>