diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6fdf01..7edd202 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- End Random.org dependencies -->