diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index 9ebd7b379..b45ee5436 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         -->
         <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        <version>1.16.1</version>
+        <version>1.17.0</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>