diff --git a/projects/neoforge/build.gradle b/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
index 39b7a44a65..dcad73b7e4 100644
--- a/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
+++ b/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ dependencies {
     installer ("net.neoforged:JarJarSelector:${project.jarjar_version}") {
         exclude group: 'org.slf4j'
     }
+    // We depend on apache commons directly as there is a difference between the version the server uses and the one the client does
+    installer "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:${project.apache_commons_lang3_version}"
     installer ("net.neoforged:JarJarMetadata:${project.jarjar_version}") {
         exclude group: 'org.slf4j'
     }