diff --git a/plugin-management-library/pom.xml b/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
index 2ad153505..b2f5120fc 100644
--- a/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-management-library/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.20.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>