diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0c89a4be..8fed9911f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.0</version>
+      <version>1.12.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>