diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fad7930..fb99805 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15</version>
+        <version>1.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>