diff --git a/build/parents/build/pom.xml b/build/parents/build/pom.xml
index 2abf547c860..91fdbcdbca7 100644
--- a/build/parents/build/pom.xml
+++ b/build/parents/build/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         <version.org.apache.commons.lang3>3.17.0</version.org.apache.commons.lang3>
         <version.org.apache.commons.math3>3.6.1</version.org.apache.commons.math3>
         <version.org.apache.commons.math3>3.6.1</version.org.apache.commons.math3>
-        <version.commons-codec>1.17.2</version.commons-codec>
+        <version.commons-codec>1.18.0</version.commons-codec>
         <!--
             When upgrading Avro:
                 - make sure to create a new payload in EventPayloadSerializationUtilsTest