diff --git a/data_labeling_examples/bulk_labeling_java/pom.xml b/data_labeling_examples/bulk_labeling_java/pom.xml
index ad48ca43..854b247a 100644
--- a/data_labeling_examples/bulk_labeling_java/pom.xml
+++ b/data_labeling_examples/bulk_labeling_java/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-			<version>3.12.0</version>
+			<version>3.18.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>