diff --git a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
index 645974e344..015fdfa01f 100644
--- a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.13.1</version>
+      <version>1.14.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
index 4ad499cfa5..47e7538a41 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.13.1</version>
+      <version>1.14.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.clas</groupId>