diff --git a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
index 75b8b9b767..2ba419a4f0 100644
--- a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.0</version>
+      <version>1.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
index 40dbed05de..1f048894e5 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.0</version>
+      <version>1.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>