diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c32c8a..5c3494a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.17.2</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>