diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcdb2b096..cd7c904f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <activation-api.version>2.1.4</activation-api.version>
         <bcprov.version>1.82</bcprov.version>
         <clirr.version>2.8</clirr.version>
-        <commons.codec.version>1.19.0</commons.codec.version>
+        <commons.codec.version>1.20.0</commons.codec.version>
         <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
         <jaxb.runtime>4.0.6</jaxb.runtime>
         <jetty.version>11.0.24</jetty.version>