diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0169b20..3ce1640 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-    <version>1.15</version>
+    <version>1.16.0</version>
 </dependency>