diff --git a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 9bcd7a6..6910a2f 100644
--- a/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modernizer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15</version>
+      <version>1.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>