diff --git a/jakarta-test/pom.xml b/jakarta-test/pom.xml
index 9e04bbf..905ec3e 100644
--- a/jakarta-test/pom.xml
+++ b/jakarta-test/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
                         <!-- Last Java 17-compatible line; 13+ requires Java 21. -->
                         <version>12.3.1</version>
                     </dependency>
-                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.20.0</version></dependency>
+                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.21.0</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId><artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId><version>4.14.0</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId><artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId><version>4.0.3</version></dependency>
                 </dependencies>
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency><groupId>tools.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId><version>${jackson.build.version}</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>tools.jackson.core</groupId><artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId><version>${jackson.build.version}</version></dependency>
-                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.20.0</version></dependency>
+                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.21.0</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId><artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId><version>3.6.2</version></dependency>
                 </dependencies>
                 <configuration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72659fb..5c98830 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
                         <!-- Last Java 17-compatible line; 13+ requires Java 21. -->
                         <version>12.3.1</version>
                     </dependency>
-                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.20.0</version></dependency>
+                    <dependency><groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId><artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId><version>3.21.0</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId><artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId><version>4.14.0</version></dependency>
                     <dependency><groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId><artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId><version>4.0.3</version></dependency>
                 </dependencies>