diff --git a/cygnus-ngsi/pom.xml b/cygnus-ngsi/pom.xml
index 35ffbf0aa..4cda9b32a 100644
--- a/cygnus-ngsi/pom.xml
+++ b/cygnus-ngsi/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Required by any agent -->
         <dependency>