diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c75eb8df..c7a9cda38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4</version>
+                <!--upgrading beyond this may cause issues with the Jenkins plugin-->
+                <version>3.3.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>