diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index e616f0206e..f1e772b196 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
+            <version>[1.10.0,)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>