diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0888a19aa..56e2065be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
     <jsr107.api.version>1.0.1</jsr107.api.version>
     <commons.collections.version>4.5.0</commons.collections.version>
     <commons.text.version>1.13.1</commons.text.version>
-    <commons.lang.version>3.17.0</commons.lang.version>
+    <commons.lang.version>3.18.0</commons.lang.version>
 
     <test.type>Unit</test.type>
     <doclint>none</doclint>