diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eafddc6..edbea59 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6</version>
+        <version>3.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>