diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 90179e112..51a7c0396 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.16.1</version>
+      <version>1.17.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-discovery</groupId>