diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 284aef2..25ade85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <javadoc.plugin.version>3.1.1</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <source.plugin.version>3.2.0</source.plugin.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>2.22.2</surefire.plugin.version>
-        <apache.common.version>3.11</apache.common.version>
+        <apache.common.version>3.18.0</apache.common.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>