diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a89d8b1..f7a0a694 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.21.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>