diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d8b15bf..9b394cd7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           selected via the TCK BOM's import chain (Arquillian/Shrinkwrap). Remove
           this and the dependency managed in the tck module when no longer needed.
         -->
-        <version.commons-lang3>3.20.0</version.commons-lang3>
+        <version.commons-lang3>3.21.0</version.commons-lang3>
         <staging.prefix>microprofile-open-api</staging.prefix>
     </properties>