diff --git a/assertj-core/pom.xml b/assertj-core/pom.xml
index 8ea68678e4..bce27227d9 100644
--- a/assertj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/assertj-core/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.0</version>
+      <version>1.12.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>