diff --git a/PLA_alignment_java/pom.xml b/PLA_alignment_java/pom.xml
index d6c36c3..99cd782 100644
--- a/PLA_alignment_java/pom.xml
+++ b/PLA_alignment_java/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7</version>
+      <version>1.10.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
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