diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index 01a047b92..168da4442 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         -->
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15</version>
+        <version>1.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>