diff --git a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
index ec34c80d..bed34dae 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.20.0</version>
+      <version>3.21.0</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>