diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index 0e815ac42f..a6185cf989 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <bnd.annotation.version>7.1.0</bnd.annotation.version>
     <cassandra.version>3.11.19</cassandra.version>
     <cassandra-driver.version>3.11.5</cassandra-driver.version>
-    <commons-codec.version>1.18.0</commons-codec.version>
+    <commons-codec.version>1.21.0</commons-codec.version>
     <commons-compress.version>1.27.1</commons-compress.version>
     <commons-csv.version>1.14.0</commons-csv.version>
     <commons-dbcp2.version>2.13.0</commons-dbcp2.version>