diff --git a/java/dataflow-connector-examples/pom.xml b/java/dataflow-connector-examples/pom.xml
index 32c5ef37..7ea5e2f6 100644
--- a/java/dataflow-connector-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/java/dataflow-connector-examples/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.0</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
     </dependency>