diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a485678..3099dce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.17.0</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>