diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b09aef95..045af396 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.9</version>
     </dependency>
     
   </dependencies>