diff --git a/dependencies/build.gradle b/dependencies/build.gradle
index b59434fd0..b6e443aef 100644
--- a/dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies {
 		api "org.apache.commons:commons-pool2:2.11.1"
 		api "com.google.code.typica:typica:1.7.2"
 		api "com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk:6.0.11"
-		api "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.16.1"
+		api "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.18.0"
 		api "commons-cli:commons-cli:1.5.0"
 		api "commons-lang:commons-lang:2.6"
 		api "commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.5"