diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 327905f75..7ae07f6bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <doclint.javadoc.qualifier></doclint.javadoc.qualifier>
 
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
-    <commons.numbers.version>1.2</commons.numbers.version>
+    <commons.numbers.version>1.3</commons.numbers.version>
     <commons.rng.version>1.6</commons.rng.version>
 
     <!-- Workaround to avoid the SVN site checkout in all modules.