diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 02a6f72a6..a89be7b54 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.15.0</version>
+      <version>3.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>