diff --git a/generator/build.gradle b/generator/build.gradle
index 04d6e05e..a877a0d4 100644
--- a/generator/build.gradle
+++ b/generator/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ application {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(":shared")
-    implementation("commons-codec:commons-codec:1.17.1")
+    implementation("commons-codec:commons-codec:1.18.0")
 
     annotationProcessor("info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.6")
 }