diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85f102ed..be0f53ec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.1</version>
+      <version>1.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>