diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d512128..83b3a9b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
+            <version>1.10.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>