diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 98b84987e1f..558a45bc4ba 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-                <version>1.17.2</version>
+                <version>1.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>