diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1f5b026..4374117 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
     implementation 'commons-validator:commons-validator:1.8.0'
     // security updates
-    implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.16.0'
+    implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.16.1'
 
     // embed tomcat 10
     implementation 'org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:10.1.18'