diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5063307..0967e80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.17.1</version>
+      <version>1.17.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- testing support -->