diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 79d6ae7d6..a5060a0e7 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <spring.security.version>7.0.2</spring.security.version>
     <xstream.version>1.4.21</xstream.version>
     <cloud-dependencies-bom.version>1.0.1</cloud-dependencies-bom.version>
-    <commons-codec.version>1.18.0</commons-codec.version>
+    <commons-codec.version>1.21.0</commons-codec.version>
     <commons-fileupload.version>2.0.0-M4</commons-fileupload.version>
     <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
     <java.awt.headless>true</java.awt.headless>