diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 432fbe3..4af5f7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>