diff --git a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
index e7db1aa9..5c5a5bc6 100644
--- a/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-compiler-test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0</version>
+      <version>2.6</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>