diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef8b1c9..6421d5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 
-        <commons.lang3.version>3.9</commons.lang3.version>
+        <commons.lang3.version>3.18.0</commons.lang3.version>
         <junit.jupiter.engine.version>5.5.2</junit.jupiter.engine.version>
     </properties>