diff --git a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
index b574138242..e99322f8e1 100644
--- a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0</version>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>