diff --git a/log4j-tools-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-tools-parent/pom.xml
index 428eebc..98ba627 100644
--- a/log4j-tools-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-tools-parent/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
     <bnd.annotation.version>7.1.0</bnd.annotation.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
-    <commons-lang3.version>3.17.0</commons-lang3.version>
+    <commons-lang3.version>3.18.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <freemarker.version>2.3.34</freemarker.version>
     <jakarta.inject.version>1.0.5</jakarta.inject.version>
     <jspecify.version>1.0.0</jspecify.version>