diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2d276e..8cef650 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.17.0</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>