diff --git a/typist/pom.xml b/typist/pom.xml
index 17eb9b2d..c1fbb5a7 100644
--- a/typist/pom.xml
+++ b/typist/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11.0</version>
+            <version>1.12.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>