diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index faa04e6bdf..0b3544c35b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-        <version>1.11.0</version>
+        <version>1.12.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>