diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
index cd4b374..b77d567 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>