diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4492bef..fae82ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.17.0</version>
+        <version>1.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>