diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1aed1ad2b..121c00f296 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11</version>
+            <version>1.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>