diff --git a/tools/template_based_query_generation/pom.xml b/tools/template_based_query_generation/pom.xml
index e6b2e7e95..5ae6e4963 100644
--- a/tools/template_based_query_generation/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/template_based_query_generation/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11</version>
+            <version>3.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>