diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5e62121..d7699c45 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <version.apicurio-data-models>2.5.3</version.apicurio-data-models>
         <version.commons-lang>2.6</version.commons-lang>
         <version.commons-lang3>3.20.0</version.commons-lang3>
-        <version.commons-codec>1.21.0</version.commons-codec>
+        <version.commons-codec>1.22.0</version.commons-codec>
         <version.commons-io>2.22.0</version.commons-io>
         <version.org.apache.commons.commons-pool2>2.13.1</version.org.apache.commons.commons-pool2>
         <version.com.fasterxml.jackson>2.19.2</version.com.fasterxml.jackson>