diff --git a/jcp/pom.xml b/jcp/pom.xml
index 739c6f89..e15dfdb4 100644
--- a/jcp/pom.xml
+++ b/jcp/pom.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18.0</version>
+            <version>1.19.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>