diff --git a/droid-core-interfaces/pom.xml b/droid-core-interfaces/pom.xml
index f323a9031..4d5ab3c19 100644
--- a/droid-core-interfaces/pom.xml
+++ b/droid-core-interfaces/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.truevfs</groupId>