diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-algorithms-3/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-algorithms-3/pom.xml
index 96bb824f84..548a3dc3f8 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-algorithms-3/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-algorithms-3/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.vdurmont</groupId>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml
index ce58669ba0..0558e71a35 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations-3/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>