diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6b311e..38fee06 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.19.0</version>
+        <version>1.20.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- JSR305 implementation for annotations like @Nonnull, @CheckReturnValue, etc. -->