diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ee0b056..bca1fdb6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
         <io.version>2.16.1</io.version>
         <jaxen.version>2.0.0</jaxen.version>
         <lang2.version>2.6</lang2.version>
-        <lang3.version>3.15.0</lang3.version>
+        <lang3.version>3.16.0</lang3.version>
 
         <!-- Automatic Module Name -->
         <module.name>com.github.spotbugs.maven</module.name>