diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 1a7942cc6..d7ef31f14 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.16.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>