diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42560dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @pcalouche
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e893a4b..1d9dadd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     <revision>${spring-forge.version}</revision>
 
     <!-- Overrides to Spring Boot Managed dependencies -->
+    <commons-codec.version>1.17.1</commons-codec.version>
 
     <!-- Third party dependencies -->
     <apache-poi.version>5.3.0</apache-poi.version>
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-codec.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>dev.pcalouche.springforge.spring33x</groupId>
         <artifactId>pcalouche-spring-boot-starter-app</artifactId>