diff --git a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
index 38262ef20..d7098cf78 100644
--- a/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/quickperf/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.17.0</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>