diff --git a/code/pom.xml b/code/pom.xml
index d617793b6..e23f22804 100644
--- a/code/pom.xml
+++ b/code/pom.xml
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>