diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5547ae0..54414d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3</version>
+            <version>1.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.stax</groupId>