diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 3e686843b3..f2adadaffb 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.11</version>
+            <version>1.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>