diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d87899fe..5859039c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.17.0</version>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Optional for supporting Javassist proxies -->