diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 679aa87..821433a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.19.0</version>
+      <version>1.20.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>