diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b25b59f..f86719f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11</version>
+            <version>1.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>