diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2829d51..e26a0cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4</version>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>