diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0889f2a0..eb3f58acc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         <docker.compose.remove.volumes>true</docker.compose.remove.volumes>
         <aspectj.version>1.9.21</aspectj.version>
         <jackson.version>2.13.5</jackson.version>
+        <commons.text.version>1.12.0</commons.text.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0</version>
+            <version>${commons.text.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>