diff --git a/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml b/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
index 2d5e06818f..3debbd1e24 100644
--- a/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
+++ b/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.15.0</version>
+                <version>3.16.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>