diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 953faf7..a588c4f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ val avsCommonsVersion = "2.26.0"
 val slf4jVersion = "2.0.17"
 val logbackVersion = "1.5.23" // Tests only
 val commonsLang3Version = "3.20.0"
-val commonsCodecVersion = "1.20.0"
+val commonsCodecVersion = "1.21.0"
 val guavaVersion = "33.5.0-jre"
 val commonsNetVersion = "3.12.0"
 val scalatestVersion = "3.2.19"