diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f8b65d6e41..8fa41087e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<src.test.java.dir>src/test/java</src.test.java.dir>
 		<!-- dependencies -->
 		<commons-math.version>3.6.1</commons-math.version>
-		<commons-lang.version>3.10</commons-lang.version>
+		<commons-lang.version>3.18.0</commons-lang.version>
 		<junit.version>5.6.2</junit.version>
 		<!-- maven plugins -->
 		<maven.compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven.compiler-plugin.version>