diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b622d68fb..7b45cfcd2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        <version>3.17.0</version>
+        <version>3.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>it.unimi.dsi</groupId>