diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6170b09..2b50e3b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>