diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98c1131..b0fe2fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-			<version>3.1</version>
+			<version>3.18.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- <dependency> <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId> <artifactId>guava</artifactId> 
 			<version>12.0</version> </dependency> -->