diff --git a/processor/pom.xml b/processor/pom.xml
index a6000aa..658cebc 100644
--- a/processor/pom.xml
+++ b/processor/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.14.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Apache Beam dependencies -->
         <!-- Adds a dependency on the Beam SDK. -->