diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a35cf5c4b6..589e757f9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.17.0</version>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>