diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index cfb1bccc1..8122eda94 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@
             <version>4.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>3.17.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
             <artifactId>opentelemetry-api</artifactId>