diff --git a/SecondEdition/StringIntern/string-intern-benchmark/pom.xml b/SecondEdition/StringIntern/string-intern-benchmark/pom.xml
index b89258d..a581067 100644
--- a/SecondEdition/StringIntern/string-intern-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/SecondEdition/StringIntern/string-intern-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	<dependency>
     	  <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     	  <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-    	  <version>3.9</version>
+    	  <version>3.18.0</version>
 	</dependency>
     </dependencies>