diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f95476347c5af..c503aa41e65db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     <!-- org.apache.commons/commons-lang/-->
     <commons-lang2.version>2.6</commons-lang2.version>
     <!-- org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/-->
-    <commons-lang3.version>3.12.0</commons-lang3.version>
+    <commons-lang3.version>3.13.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <!-- org.apache.commons/commons-pool2/-->
     <commons-pool2.version>2.11.1</commons-pool2.version>
     <datanucleus-core.version>4.1.17</datanucleus-core.version>