diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c23957da7d3..2eeaf9db56c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ file comparators, endian transformation classes, and much more.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.19.0</version>
+      <version>1.20.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>