diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index baaa375dd15..6c121e55fd4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ bouncyVersion=1.70
 cernunnosVersion=1.4.0
 commonsBeanutilsVersion=1.9.4
 commonsCliVersion=1.5.0
-commonsCodecVersion=1.15
+commonsCodecVersion=1.16.0
 commonsCompressVersion=1.23.0
 commonsIoVersion=2.13.0
 commonsLangVersion=2.6