diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a297dab..6d42253 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.18.0</version>
+                <version>1.20.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>