diff --git a/ssvl-converter/pom.xml b/ssvl-converter/pom.xml
index 92f7da2c10..d840fd545d 100644
--- a/ssvl-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/ssvl-converter/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.2</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>