diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f18187fa3..75e59c5f8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.2</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>