diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 611d19d..1c10524 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <jmeter.version>5.6.2</jmeter.version>
     <amqp.client.version>5.18.0</amqp.client.version>
-    <commons-lang3.version>3.12.0</commons-lang3.version>
+    <commons-lang3.version>3.13.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- plugin versions -->