diff --git a/dependencies/build.gradle b/dependencies/build.gradle
index b61e2b7a4..6b690f34c 100644
--- a/dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dependencies {
 		api "org.apache.commons:commons-pool2:2.12.1"
 		api "com.google.code.typica:typica:1.7.2"
 		api "com.unboundid:unboundid-ldapsdk:7.0.3"
-		api "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.19.0"
+		api "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.20.0"
 		api "commons-cli:commons-cli:1.10.0"
 		api "commons-lang:commons-lang:2.6"
 		api "commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.5"