diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47b4fc844..002611488 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.15.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>