diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f848f06..92c4f5eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.14.0</version>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- This manages the 'javax.annotation' annotations (JSR305) -->