diff --git a/ruleschecker/pom.xml b/ruleschecker/pom.xml
index d1693fd..5b29ee5 100644
--- a/ruleschecker/pom.xml
+++ b/ruleschecker/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.17.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->