diff --git a/blackbird/benchmarks/pom.xml b/blackbird/benchmarks/pom.xml
index d41c207d4..bda4d0813 100644
--- a/blackbird/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/blackbird/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>