diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9651162..974b7a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.0</version>
+            <version>1.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>