diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a6246fc3..d682a940 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ lazy val xml = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform, NativePlatform)
 
     libraryDependencies += "junit" % "junit" % "4.13.2" % Test,
     libraryDependencies += "com.github.sbt" % "junit-interface" % "0.13.3" % Test,
-    libraryDependencies += "org.apache.commons" % "commons-lang3" % "3.15.0" % Test,
+    libraryDependencies += "org.apache.commons" % "commons-lang3" % "3.16.0" % Test,
     libraryDependencies += "xerces" % "xercesImpl" % "2.12.2" % Test,
     libraryDependencies ++= (CrossVersion.partialVersion(scalaVersion.value) match {
       case Some((3, _)) =>