diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index e7f89c7..3476737 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.9</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>