diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f623b0c..6c58080 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
+            <version>1.10.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>