diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 75ab84a..8d50f99 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.9</version>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
         </dependencies>