diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 949222a..582798c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-                <version>1.11.0</version>
+                <version>1.15.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.sourceforge.stripes</groupId>