diff --git a/phoenicis-tools/pom.xml b/phoenicis-tools/pom.xml
index 6107dedbf79..c858b05861c 100644
--- a/phoenicis-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/phoenicis-tools/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.17.2</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>