diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 346c9a9..c782204 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15</version>
+      <version>1.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>