diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14380db..ec79e03 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.19.0</version>
+        <version>1.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <dependency>