diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 2dc5fd96..d6fa0408 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- For testing -->