diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 989dc1de..8ecc51bd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19.0</version>
+            <version>1.20.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>