diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index c11b095..50a1dd1 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         "@autolink//jar",
         "@cm_autolink//jar",
         "@commons-lang3//jar",
+        "@commons-text//jar",
         "@commonmark//jar",
         "@gfm_strikethrough//jar",
         "@gfm_tables//jar",
diff --git a/external_plugin_deps.bzl b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
index 58de043..1aab85a 100644
--- a/external_plugin_deps.bzl
+++ b/external_plugin_deps.bzl
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     sha1 = 'b8ba1c1eb8b2e45cfd465d01218c6060e887572e',
   )
 
-  # commonmark must match the version used in Gitiles
   maven_jar(
     name = 'commons-lang3',
     artifact = 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.7',
@@ -25,6 +24,13 @@
   )
 
   maven_jar(
+    name = 'commons-text',
+    artifact = 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.2',
+    sha1 = '74acdec7237f576c4803fff0c1008ab8a3808b2b',
+  )
+
+  # commonmark must match the version used in Gitiles
+  maven_jar(
     name = 'commonmark',
     artifact = 'com.atlassian.commonmark:commonmark:' + COMMONMARK_VERSION,
     sha1 = '4eb11e3f9aaecafc6073b84c15f66376ef8dc5d3',