diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ccd6061..e8dfdf7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.14", "2.12.19", "3.3.3")
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.typesafe"   % "config"        % "1.4.3",
-  "commons-codec"  % "commons-codec" % "1.15" ,
+  "commons-codec"  % "commons-codec" % "1.20.0" ,
   "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest"     % "3.2.18" % Test
 )