diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 2747b1e..94946b5 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>