diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 39fe7e47..dc6f70e0 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
+            <version>1.10.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>