diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c45b1f8..9119ced 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9</version>
+            <version>1.10.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Added to test for JEXL scripting in JDK > 15 -->