diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 6cf99f33..0be4ceb6 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       <dependency> <!-- Needed for the NativeLibraryLoader -->
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        <version>3.12.0</version>
+        <version>3.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.java.dev.jna</groupId>