diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bfa235..38edcc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-        <version>1.10.0</version>
+        <version>1.12.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.io7m.jaffirm</groupId>