diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a9c876a9a..0acedde987 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ subprojects {
 
     ext {
         bouncyCastleVersion = '1.83'
-        commonsCodecVersion = '1.20.0'
+        commonsCodecVersion = '1.21.0'
         commonsCompressVersion = '1.28.0'
         commonsIoVersion = '2.21.0'
         commonsMathVersion = '3.6.1'