diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9b16f03..de711297 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>