--- a/checksum.xml	
+++ a/checksum.xml	
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ 
     <trusted-key id='9daadc1c9fcc82d0' group='org.apache.commons' />
     <trusted-key id='a2115ae15f6b8b72' group='org.apache.commons' />
     <trusted-key id='f513c419e4b9d0ac' group='org.apache.commons' />
+	<trusted-key id='4e066e0459cd109b' group='org.apache.commons' />
     <trusted-key id='31474e5e7c6b7034' group='org.apache.ftpserver' />
     <trusted-key id='cbaebe39a46c4ca1' group='org.apache.geronimo.specs' />
     <trusted-key id='ecdfea3cb4493b94' group='org.apache.geronimo.specs' />
--- a/gradle.properties	
+++ a/gradle.properties	
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ commons-collections.version=3.2.2
 commons-dbcp2.version=2.7.0
 commons-io.version=2.6
 commons-jexl.version=2.1.1
-commons-jexl3.version=3.1
+commons-jexl3.version=3.2.1
 commons-lang.version=2.6
 commons-lang3.version=3.10
 commons-math3.version=3.6.1
--- a/xdocs/changes.xml	
+++ a/xdocs/changes.xml	
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Summary
     <li><pr>591</pr>Remove deprecated sudo flag from travis file. .Deng Liming (liming.d.pro at gmail.com)</li>
     <li>Updated Darklaf to 2.2.1 (from 2.1.1)</li>
     <li><pr>596</pr>Use neutral words in documentation</li>
+	<li><pr>65456</pr>Upgrade commons-jexl 3 to 3.2.1 (from 3.1)</li>
 </ul>
 
  <!-- =================== Bug fixes =================== -->
@@ -176,9 +177,11 @@ Summary
 <ul>
   <li>Michael Weidmann (https://github.com/michaelweidmann)</li>
   <li>Deng Liming (liming.d.pro at gmail.com>)</li>
+  <li>Ori Marko (orimarko at gmail.com>)</li>
 </ul>
 <p>We also thank bug reporters who helped us improve JMeter.</p>
 <ul>
+	<li>Ori Marko (orimarko at gmail.com>)</li>
 </ul>
 <p>
 Apologies if we have omitted anyone else.