diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfc7c5e..12afcba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
     <cdap.version>6.11.0</cdap.version>
     <cdap.plugin.version>2.13.0</cdap.plugin.version>
-    <commons.version>3.9</commons.version>
+    <commons.version>3.18.0</commons.version>
     <common.codec.version>1.12</common.codec.version>
     <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
     <googleauth.version>0.4.0</googleauth.version>