diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
index d4e9f42a8..246c4134c 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
index 9f01bd60f..1423ddf22 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>