diff --git a/rdf-legacy/pom.xml b/rdf-legacy/pom.xml
index e03c292c15..928f022957 100644
--- a/rdf-legacy/pom.xml
+++ b/rdf-legacy/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
 
     <!-- version management -->
-    <commons.text.version>1.14.0</commons.text.version>
+    <commons.text.version>1.15.0</commons.text.version>
     <!-- do not advance to v4.x -->
     <legacy.rdf4j.version>3.7.7</legacy.rdf4j.version>
   </properties>