diff --git a/maven-nodejs-proxy/pom.xml b/maven-nodejs-proxy/pom.xml
index a302e6c..86ceaa0 100644
--- a/maven-nodejs-proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-nodejs-proxy/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.16.1</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>