diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index 20761f40f..0699a0a0e 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.17.2</version>
+            <version>1.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>