diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index abf4287f..bcae67c6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ configurations {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
-  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.17.1'
+  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.18.0'
   implementation 'commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.5'
   implementation 'commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.4'
   implementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.11.1'