diff --git a/examples/atlassian-connect-forge-spring-boot-sample/pom.xml b/examples/atlassian-connect-forge-spring-boot-sample/pom.xml
index 171c3e0..61826ad 100644
--- a/examples/atlassian-connect-forge-spring-boot-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/atlassian-connect-forge-spring-boot-sample/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.20.0</version>
+                <version>3.21.0</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>