diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c34a885dc2cb..9fcb5f60a591 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ under the License.
     <classWorldsVersion>2.6.0</classWorldsVersion>
     <commonsCliVersion>1.5.0</commonsCliVersion>
     <commonsIoVersion>2.11.0</commonsIoVersion>
-    <commonsLangVersion>3.12.0</commonsLangVersion>
+    <commonsLangVersion>3.18.0</commonsLangVersion>
     <junitVersion>5.9.1</junitVersion>
     <mockitoVersion>3.2.0</mockitoVersion>
     <plexusVersion>2.1.0</plexusVersion>