diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5721ec..3f3d90a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.2</version>
+      <version>1.21.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.oauth.core</groupId>