diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 585c07bc76..66077fc4f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.21.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>