diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c941f5cae..52575f904 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.20.0</version>
+        <version>1.21.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>