diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e96293b6..9f7b2d895 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18.0</version>
+      <version>1.19.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Tests -->