diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 64f1316d..a7cd842c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.17.0'
+        implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.18.0'
         implementation group: 'commons-validator', name: 'commons-validator', version: "1.10.0"
 
         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 17f10e49..d1675082 100644
--- a/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
+++ b/java-spiffe-core/build.gradle
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ 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: '3.17.0'
+    testFixturesImplementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.18.0'
 }