diff --git a/modules/samples/userguide/src/userguide/springbootdemo/pom.xml b/modules/samples/userguide/src/userguide/springbootdemo/pom.xml
index e999747b77..fbea8c57da 100644
--- a/modules/samples/userguide/src/userguide/springbootdemo/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/samples/userguide/src/userguide/springbootdemo/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>