diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
index 0ce204cad..f402003ab 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.17.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>