diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52232c7..1347460 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-			<version>3.4</version>
+			<version>3.18.0</version>
 		</dependency>
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         and Kent Beck -->