diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdacfb60..5534fea4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11.0</version>
+      <version>1.12.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>