diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a09d38..f50ff7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.16.1</version>
+      <version>1.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- testing support -->