diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e471302eb..f8e7e0bde 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ repositories {
 // 'compile' for project dependencies.
 dependencies {
   // Apache commons lang
-  testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.14.0'
+  testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0'
 
   // JUnit 5 / Jupiter
   testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.0')