diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f940bff48..8c2e24881 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10</version>
+      <version>1.15</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>