diff --git a/loader/pom.xml b/loader/pom.xml
index 314e55623b..ae3ee008eb 100644
--- a/loader/pom.xml
+++ b/loader/pom.xml
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-    <version>3.12.0</version>
+    <version>3.18.0</version>
   </dependency>
   <!-- needed for esapi ext -->
   <dependency>