diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5104c45..fb01c41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ except in compliance with the proprietary license.</license.inlineheader>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.12.0</version>
+      <version>1.13.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>