diff --git a/maven/poi.pom b/maven/poi.pom
index 9a04591238..69a887e21d 100644
--- a/maven/poi.pom
+++ b/maven/poi.pom
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
       <scope>runtime</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>