diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 94be9359..4363c560 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
+        implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.14.0'
         implementation group: 'commons-validator', name: 'commons-validator', version: "1.7"
 
         testCompileOnly group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: "${jupiterVersion}"
diff --git a/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle b/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
index 755f051d..d5ff9480 100644
--- a/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     // using bouncy castle for generating X.509 certs for testing purposes
     testFixturesImplementation group: 'org.bouncycastle', name: 'bcpkix-jdk15on', version: '1.70'
-    testFixturesImplementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
+    testFixturesImplementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.14.0'
 }