diff --git a/service/confluent-schema-registry-plugin/pom.xml b/service/confluent-schema-registry-plugin/pom.xml
index 8ada21139..42e724c77 100644
--- a/service/confluent-schema-registry-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/service/confluent-schema-registry-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <spring-boot-starter-test.version>3.1.5</spring-boot-starter-test.version>
-        <httpclient.version>4.5.13</httpclient.version>
+        <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
         <mockwebserver.version>4.9.0</mockwebserver.version>
         <jupiter.version>5.3.1</jupiter.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+            <version>1.15</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>