diff --git a/noark-core/pom.xml b/noark-core/pom.xml
index 875e51d5..866eedf4 100644
--- a/noark-core/pom.xml
+++ b/noark-core/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>