diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a453ac8..dc61e25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                   <dependency>
                     <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
                     <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.19.0</version>
+                    <version>1.21.0</version>
                   </dependency>
                </dependencies>
             </plugin>