diff --git a/asdctool/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/asdctool/migration/task/MigrationTasksTest.java b/asdctool/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/asdctool/migration/task/MigrationTasksTest.java
index 198d36e..9a6db29 100644
--- a/asdctool/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/asdctool/migration/task/MigrationTasksTest.java
+++ b/asdctool/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/asdctool/migration/task/MigrationTasksTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.asdctool.migration.core.DBVersion;
diff --git a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/builder/NsdCsarManifestBuilder.java b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/builder/NsdCsarManifestBuilder.java
index 73be4a2..ca87373 100644
--- a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/builder/NsdCsarManifestBuilder.java
+++ b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/builder/NsdCsarManifestBuilder.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Builder for the manifest (.mf) file in a NSD CSAR
diff --git a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/EtsiNfvNsdCsarGeneratorImpl.java b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/EtsiNfvNsdCsarGeneratorImpl.java
index d60411e..41fed6c 100644
--- a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/EtsiNfvNsdCsarGeneratorImpl.java
+++ b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/EtsiNfvNsdCsarGeneratorImpl.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.output.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.csar.security.api.model.CertificateInfo;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.cassandra.ArtifactCassandraDao;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.cassandra.CassandraOperationStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/config/EtsiVersion.java b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/config/EtsiVersion.java
index 180337d..72e9b07 100644
--- a/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/config/EtsiVersion.java
+++ b/catalog-be-plugins/etsi-nfv-nsd-csar-plugin/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/plugins/etsi/nfv/nsd/generator/config/EtsiVersion.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 /**
  * Network Service Descriptor known versions
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/auditing/impl/AuditBaseEventFactory.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/auditing/impl/AuditBaseEventFactory.java
index a3367a3..2d30ec0 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/auditing/impl/AuditBaseEventFactory.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/auditing/impl/AuditBaseEventFactory.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.javatuples.Pair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.auditing.api.AuditEventFactory;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.User;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/csar/YamlTemplateParsingHandler.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/csar/YamlTemplateParsingHandler.java
index e227b5e..e04a401 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/csar/YamlTemplateParsingHandler.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/csar/YamlTemplateParsingHandler.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.AnnotationBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.GroupTypeBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ImportUtils;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/health/PortalHealthCheckBuilder.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/health/PortalHealthCheckBuilder.java
index 732bfbf..0af7af0 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/health/PortalHealthCheckBuilder.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/health/PortalHealthCheckBuilder.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.HttpHeaders;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.CipherUtilException;
 import org.onap.portalsdk.core.onboarding.util.PortalApiProperties;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.Configuration;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ArtifactsBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ArtifactsBusinessLogic.java
index 55c4353..1331cbf 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ArtifactsBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ArtifactsBusinessLogic.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.ArtifactsResolver;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ImportUtils.ResultStatusEnum;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/CapabilitiesBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/CapabilitiesBusinessLogic.java
index cadaf6f..be9b519 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/CapabilitiesBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/CapabilitiesBusinessLogic.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.validation.CapabilitiesValidation;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.BeEcompErrorManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic.java
index 8b1537a..2e54ff7 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.BusinessLogicException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic.java
index e5bb817..43187a5 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.BusinessLogicException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.utils.NodeFilterConstraintAction;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.validation.NodeFilterValidator;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogic.java
index 0d59b14..45d6b74 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogic.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogicNew.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogicNew.java
index 46b6f79..4a1e787 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogicNew.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/GroupBusinessLogicNew.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.lock.LockingTransactional;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/InputsBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/InputsBusinessLogic.java
index d3cc6dc..0d9681a 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/InputsBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/InputsBusinessLogic.java
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.ListUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByResponseFormatComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ComponentException;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyBusinessLogic.java
index 70e3879..2ad4319 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyBusinessLogic.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.property.PropertyDeclarationOrchestrator;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyTypeBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyTypeBusinessLogic.java
index 6070b9a..5a9e76c 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyTypeBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/PolicyTypeBusinessLogic.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.validation.UserValidations;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.ConfigurationManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/RequirementBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/RequirementBusinessLogic.java
index e5d7047..e2f26be 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/RequirementBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/RequirementBusinessLogic.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.validation.RequirementValidation;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ResourceBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ResourceBusinessLogic.java
index ba98282..d692b4f 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ResourceBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/impl/ResourceBusinessLogic.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.ListUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.catalog.enums.ChangeTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.csar.CsarArtifactsAndGroupsBusinessLogic;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/input/InputsValuesMergingBusinessLogic.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/input/InputsValuesMergingBusinessLogic.java
index 83a2934..22c1661 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/input/InputsValuesMergingBusinessLogic.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/input/InputsValuesMergingBusinessLogic.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.utils.MapUtil;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.InputDefinition;
 
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/property/PropertyValueMerger.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/property/PropertyValueMerger.java
index de6a4f9..ff067eb 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/property/PropertyValueMerger.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/merge/property/PropertyValueMerger.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.DataTypeDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.PropertyDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/path/ForwardingPathValidator.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/path/ForwardingPathValidator.java
index ab9b0a5..dae047c 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/path/ForwardingPathValidator.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/path/ForwardingPathValidator.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ResponseFormatManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/property/DefaultPropertyDeclarator.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/property/DefaultPropertyDeclarator.java
index 575a54d..07fb64f 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/property/DefaultPropertyDeclarator.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/property/DefaultPropertyDeclarator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.utils.PropertiesUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.janusgraph.JanusGraphOperationStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManager.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManager.java
index 594e0b9..5848617 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManager.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManager.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.BasicThreadFactory;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.distribution.engine.EnvironmentsEngine;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.ConfigurationManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/CapabilitiesValidation.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/CapabilitiesValidation.java
index 3f53f6b..7bb7b7c 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/CapabilitiesValidation.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/CapabilitiesValidation.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ResponseFormatManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.CapabilityDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/InterfaceOperationValidation.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/InterfaceOperationValidation.java
index 419430b..4750139 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/InterfaceOperationValidation.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/InterfaceOperationValidation.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ResponseFormatManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.utils.InterfaceOperationUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/RequirementValidation.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/RequirementValidation.java
index 7dd38bb..1c442d2 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/RequirementValidation.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/RequirementValidation.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ResponseFormatManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.RequirementDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/ServiceDistributionValidation.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/ServiceDistributionValidation.java
index b8ef79e..556f4bf 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/ServiceDistributionValidation.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/ServiceDistributionValidation.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Resource;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.distribution.engine.IDistributionEngine;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ActivationRequestInformation;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.api.ActionStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/component/ComponentNameValidator.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/component/ComponentNameValidator.java
index c9aa5fb..3ca768b 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/component/ComponentNameValidator.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/validation/component/ComponentNameValidator.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.validation.component;
 
 import fj.data.Either;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByResponseFormatComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.BeEcompErrorManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServlet.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServlet.java
index d44c26e..a1518c6 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServlet.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServlet.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.GroupBusinessLogic;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentNodeFilterServlet.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentNodeFilterServlet.java
index 526dcad..77b0998 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentNodeFilterServlet.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentNodeFilterServlet.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ComponentInstanceBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ComponentNodeFilterBusinessLogic;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ResourceImportManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/RepresentationUtils.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/RepresentationUtils.java
index 4a0f6cb..bc1893b 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/RepresentationUtils.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/RepresentationUtils.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ByActionStatusComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.ComponentException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.BeEcompErrorManager;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/CsarUtils.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/CsarUtils.java
index 282efc4..3756ac5 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/CsarUtils.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/CsarUtils.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.output.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutableTriple;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Triple;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/GroupExportParserImpl.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/GroupExportParserImpl.java
index 65f3b64..0b0ecd2 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/GroupExportParserImpl.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/GroupExportParserImpl.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.exceptions.SdcResourceNotFoundException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.janusgraph.JanusGraphOperationStatus;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.elements.PropertyDataDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/InterfacesOperationsConverter.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/InterfacesOperationsConverter.java
index 37659f1..438ad5b 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/InterfacesOperationsConverter.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/InterfacesOperationsConverter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.elements.InputDataDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.elements.OperationDataDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.elements.OperationInputDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/ToscaExportHandler.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/ToscaExportHandler.java
index b374e62..f193510 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/ToscaExportHandler.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/ToscaExportHandler.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutableTriple;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Triple;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtil.java b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtil.java
index 3a8bf43..63a4cea 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtil.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtil.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.impl.ImportUtils.Constants;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.components.ResourceMetadataDataDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.elements.ArtifactDataDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/StepsTenantIsolation.java b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/StepsTenantIsolation.java
index 6e7a75f..2d440aa 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/StepsTenantIsolation.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/distribution/engine/StepsTenantIsolation.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 import io.cucumber.java.en.Then;
 import io.cucumber.java.en.When;
 import io.cucumber.junit.Cucumber;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.NotImplementedException;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.NotImplementedException;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManagerTest.java b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManagerTest.java
index 629e50c..0d1c839 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManagerTest.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/components/scheduledtasks/RecoveryThreadManagerTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.components.scheduledtasks;
 
 import fj.data.Either;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServletTest.java b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServletTest.java
index b3a189a..342f9eb 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServletTest.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/servlets/ComponentInstanceServletTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.glassfish.hk2.utilities.binding.AbstractBinder;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
diff --git a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtilTest.java b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtilTest.java
index c9f21e4..58d796a 100644
--- a/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtilTest.java
+++ b/catalog-be/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/tosca/utils/OperationArtifactUtilTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.tosca.utils;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
diff --git a/catalog-dao/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/dao/jsongraph/GraphVertex.java b/catalog-dao/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/dao/jsongraph/GraphVertex.java
index f4624b6..2d6a5b8 100644
--- a/catalog-dao/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/dao/jsongraph/GraphVertex.java
+++ b/catalog-dao/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/dao/jsongraph/GraphVertex.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.janusgraph.core.JanusGraphVertex;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.jsongraph.types.VertexTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ComponentTypeEnum;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/Service.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/Service.java
index eedb557..9728e8c 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/Service.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/Service.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.ToString;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.ConfigurationManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.components.ComponentMetadataDataDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.components.ServiceMetadataDataDefinition;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ArtifactsOperations.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ArtifactsOperations.java
index fd2f5d5..c1045e6 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ArtifactsOperations.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ArtifactsOperations.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrBuilder;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutableTriple;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Triple;
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Direction;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/BaseOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/BaseOperation.java
index ba49b00..f2e4238 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/BaseOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/BaseOperation.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Direction;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/NodeTemplateOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/NodeTemplateOperation.java
index 416c701..87bcda9 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/NodeTemplateOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/NodeTemplateOperation.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Direction;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ToscaElementLifecycleOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ToscaElementLifecycleOperation.java
index a2dd8eb..963458b 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ToscaElementLifecycleOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/operations/ToscaElementLifecycleOperation.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Direction;
 import org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Edge;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/utils/ModelConverter.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/utils/ModelConverter.java
index d14c72b..8b0ef75 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/utils/ModelConverter.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/jsonjanusgraph/utils/ModelConverter.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.BooleanUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.janusgraph.JanusGraphOperationStatus;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/GroupTypeOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/GroupTypeOperation.java
index c37ddaa..542d4cf 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/GroupTypeOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/GroupTypeOperation.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.query.JanusGraphPredicate;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.BeEcompErrorManager;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/converters/ToscaFloatConverter.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/converters/ToscaFloatConverter.java
index e906f58..fa53182 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/converters/ToscaFloatConverter.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/converters/ToscaFloatConverter.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.DataTypeDefinition;
 
 public class ToscaFloatConverter implements PropertyValueConverter {
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/MapValidator.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/MapValidator.java
index 406befe..2635647 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/MapValidator.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/tosca/validators/MapValidator.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.config.BeEcompErrorManager;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.DataTypeDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.tosca.ToscaPropertyType;
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/PolicyTypeOperationTest.java b/catalog-model/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/PolicyTypeOperationTest.java
index f5197f0..518de1e 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/PolicyTypeOperationTest.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/PolicyTypeOperationTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
diff --git a/common-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/NonManoFolderType.java b/common-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/NonManoFolderType.java
index b8df041..f918a6b 100644
--- a/common-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/NonManoFolderType.java
+++ b/common-be/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/config/NonManoFolderType.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.config;
 
 import lombok.Data;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
 @Data
 public class NonManoFolderType {
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 4fd4304..b79547e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
                     <artifactId>libthrift</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
                 <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+            <version>${apache-commons-text.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.clearspring.analytics</groupId>
             <artifactId>stream</artifactId>
             <version>${clearspring.version}</version>
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/general/ElementFactory.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/general/ElementFactory.java
index 548b452..c3e5aa7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/general/ElementFactory.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/general/ElementFactory.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.*;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.enums.*;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.expected.ExpectedExternalAudit;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/rest/UserRestUtils.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/rest/UserRestUtils.java
index 3f8926e..3fb2b4a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/rest/UserRestUtils.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/rest/UserRestUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.utils.rest;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.http.HttpHeaderEnum;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.http.RestResponse;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/validation/UserValidationUtils.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/validation/UserValidationUtils.java
index b812fcf..e9a050e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/validation/UserValidationUtils.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/backend/ci/tests/utils/validation/UserValidationUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.utils.validation;
 
 import com.google.gson.*;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.enums.ErrorInfo;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.enums.UserRoleEnum;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.http.RestResponse;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/execute/AmdocsComplexService/PathValidations.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/execute/AmdocsComplexService/PathValidations.java
index 128438a..93c15f2 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/execute/AmdocsComplexService/PathValidations.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/execute/AmdocsComplexService/PathValidations.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
 import com.clearspring.analytics.util.Pair;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.datatypes.DataTestIdEnum;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.HeatMetaFirstLevelDefinition;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/flow/CreateVlmFlow.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/flow/CreateVlmFlow.java
index 2f17f16..b984a83 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/flow/CreateVlmFlow.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/flow/CreateVlmFlow.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.execute.setup.ExtentTestActions;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.pages.OnboardHomePage;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.pages.PageObject;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/pages/DeploymentArtifactPage.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/pages/DeploymentArtifactPage.java
index eab4d3b..9a8e5ec 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/pages/DeploymentArtifactPage.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/pages/DeploymentArtifactPage.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.pages;
 
 import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.enums.ArtifactTypeEnum;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.datatypes.ArtifactInfo;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.datatypes.DataTestIdEnum;
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/verificator/UserManagementVerificator.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/verificator/UserManagementVerificator.java
index 7baac33..aa89fd7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/verificator/UserManagementVerificator.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/onap/sdc/frontend/ci/tests/verificator/UserManagementVerificator.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.verificator;
 
 import com.aventstack.extentreports.Status;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.datatypes.http.RestResponse;
 import org.onap.sdc.frontend.ci.tests.pages.AdminGeneralPage;
 import org.onap.sdc.backend.ci.tests.utils.validation.ErrorValidationUtils;
diff --git a/onboarding/pom.xml b/onboarding/pom.xml
index aec0e92..8fcf560 100644
--- a/onboarding/pom.xml
+++ b/onboarding/pom.xml
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
     <classmate.version>1.3.3</classmate.version>
     <commons.codec.version>1.10</commons.codec.version>
     <commons.digester.version>2.1</commons.digester.version>
-    <commons.lang.version>2.6</commons.lang.version>
-    <commons.lang3.version>3.4</commons.lang3.version>
+    <commons.lang3.version>${lang3.version}</commons.lang3.version>
     <cxf.version>3.3.6</cxf.version>
     <datastax.cassandra.version>3.8.0</datastax.cassandra.version>
     <groovy.minimal.version>1.5.8</groovy.minimal.version>
diff --git a/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdcrests/item/rest/services/catalog/notification/AsyncNotifierTest.java b/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdcrests/item/rest/services/catalog/notification/AsyncNotifierTest.java
index 91f3136..945d88f 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdcrests/item/rest/services/catalog/notification/AsyncNotifierTest.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/api/openecomp-sdc-rest-webapp/item-rest/item-rest-services/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdcrests/item/rest/services/catalog/notification/AsyncNotifierTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.mutable.MutableInt;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableInt;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-action-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/action/impl/ActionManagerImpl.java b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-action-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/action/impl/ActionManagerImpl.java
index 2cc42a8..274edd8 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-action-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/action/impl/ActionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-action-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/action/impl/ActionManagerImpl.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.core.dao.UniqueValueDao;
 import org.openecomp.core.dao.UniqueValueDaoFactory;
 import org.openecomp.core.util.UniqueValueUtil;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
index 8b4bd5f..cf60f35 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-      <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <version>${commons.lang3.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java
index cf24874..85c1784 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/filters/SessionValidationFilter.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.onap.logging.ref.slf4j.ONAPLogConstants;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.securityutil.AuthenticationCookieUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.securityutil.CipherUtilException;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/CipherUtilTest.java b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/CipherUtilTest.java
index 437974d..be87ac2 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/CipherUtilTest.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/src/test/java/org/openecomp/sdc/securityutil/CipherUtilTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 package org.openecomp.sdc.securityutil;
 
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/impl/DeploymentFlavorManagerImpl.java b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/impl/DeploymentFlavorManagerImpl.java
index e3f8f04..6e5fb19 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/impl/DeploymentFlavorManagerImpl.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-manager/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/impl/DeploymentFlavorManagerImpl.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.errors.CoreException;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.errors.ErrorCode;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.vendorsoftwareproduct.CompositionEntityDataManager;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-zusammen-lib/openecomp-zusammen-api/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-zusammen-lib/openecomp-zusammen-api/pom.xml
index 148f7b7..a6b35df 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-zusammen-lib/openecomp-zusammen-api/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-core-lib/openecomp-zusammen-lib/openecomp-zusammen-api/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>${lang3.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.amdocs.zusammen</groupId>
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/ComponentDataHealer.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/ComponentDataHealer.java
index 7dd86dd..98e85ba 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/ComponentDataHealer.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/ComponentDataHealer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.healing.interfaces.Healer;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.vendorsoftwareproduct.dao.ComponentDao;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.vendorsoftwareproduct.dao.ComponentDaoFactory;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/NetworkPackageHealer.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/NetworkPackageHealer.java
index d4ce921..c2b9134 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/NetworkPackageHealer.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-healing-lib/openecomp-sdc-healing-impl/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/healing/healers/NetworkPackageHealer.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.core.utilities.file.FileContentHandler;
 import org.openecomp.core.utilities.orchestration.OnboardingTypesEnum;
 import org.openecomp.core.zusammen.api.ZusammenAdaptor;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-heat-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/heat/datatypes/DefinedHeatParameterTypes.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-heat-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/heat/datatypes/DefinedHeatParameterTypes.java
index 2131dec..bc5a50f 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-heat-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/heat/datatypes/DefinedHeatParameterTypes.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-heat-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/heat/datatypes/DefinedHeatParameterTypes.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Getter;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.math.NumberUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ClassUtils;
 import org.onap.sdc.tosca.datatypes.model.ScalarUnitValidator;
 
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-datatypes-lib/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-datatypes-lib/pom.xml
index 0291479..77f8253 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-datatypes-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-datatypes-lib/pom.xml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
             <version>${swagger.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons.lang.version}</version>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons.lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.sdc.common</groupId>
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorlicense/licenseartifacts/impl/VendorLicenseArtifactsServiceImpl.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorlicense/licenseartifacts/impl/VendorLicenseArtifactsServiceImpl.java
index 7b5902e..ed8fd40 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorlicense/licenseartifacts/impl/VendorLicenseArtifactsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-license-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorlicense/licenseartifacts/impl/VendorLicenseArtifactsServiceImpl.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.core.utilities.file.FileContentHandler;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.vendorlicense.HealingServiceFactory;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.vendorlicense.dao.types.EntitlementPoolEntity;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/pom.xml
index 182fd53..e6342e0 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>${lang3.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openecomp.sdc</groupId>
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/ManualVspDataCollectionService.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/ManualVspDataCollectionService.java
index f50c133..fa8c3c5 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/ManualVspDataCollectionService.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/ManualVspDataCollectionService.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.core.utilities.json.JsonUtil;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.generator.datatypes.tosca.ComputeFlavor;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.generator.datatypes.tosca.DeploymentFlavorModel;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/utils/CandidateServiceValidator.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/utils/CandidateServiceValidator.java
index a3d2e65..02544fd 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/utils/CandidateServiceValidator.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-lib/openecomp-sdc-vendor-software-product-core/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/vendorsoftwareproduct/services/utils/CandidateServiceValidator.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.core.validation.errors.ErrorMessagesFormatBuilder;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.errors.Messages;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.datatypes.error.ErrorLevel;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/AbstractOnboardingManifest.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/AbstractOnboardingManifest.java
index b24804b..5b64c8e 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/AbstractOnboardingManifest.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/AbstractOnboardingManifest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.MapUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.ResourceTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.errors.Messages;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.logging.api.Logger;
diff --git a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/SOL004ManifestOnboarding.java b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/SOL004ManifestOnboarding.java
index 0d4deca..390fb3e 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/SOL004ManifestOnboarding.java
+++ b/openecomp-be/lib/openecomp-tosca-lib/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/tosca/csar/SOL004ManifestOnboarding.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.common.errors.Messages;
 
 /**
diff --git a/utils/DmaapPublisher/pom.xml b/utils/DmaapPublisher/pom.xml
index 6464af2..21c014a 100644
--- a/utils/DmaapPublisher/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/DmaapPublisher/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.7</version>
+      <version>3.10</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.att.nsa</groupId>