diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 788564ab..35e58256 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- overrides to resolve dependency conflicts - end-->
       <!-- overrides with vulnerability fixes - start-->