diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f64bcafcb..4fdfae886 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.12.0</version>
+      <version>1.13.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>