diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 2642b85..5134a6c 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<!-- properties //////////////////////////////////////// -->
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<commons.lang.version>3.5</commons.lang.version>
+		<commons.lang.version>3.18.0</commons.lang.version>
 		<jackson.version>[2.9.10.1,)</jackson.version>
 	</properties>