diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 0396985..4139006 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ lazy val scalaJava8Compat = (project in file("."))
 
     libraryDependencies += "junit" % "junit" % "4.13.1" % "test",
 
-    libraryDependencies += "org.apache.commons" % "commons-lang3" % "3.11" % "test",
+    libraryDependencies += "org.apache.commons" % "commons-lang3" % "3.12.0" % "test",
 
     libraryDependencies += "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % "0.11" % "test",