diff --git a/examples/build.gradle b/examples/build.gradle
index 38418a84e..ba3dfc93c 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/build.gradle
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ dependencies {
 		// passes without this on the classpath.
 		exclude module: "commons-beanutils"
 	}
-	api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0'
+	api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0'
 }