diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
index aa028769..f73bee5f 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>