diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70ddcc5..b27c8db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
 
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+				<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+				<version>1.16.0</version>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>decentralized-identity</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jsonld-common-java</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.0</version>
+			<version>1.8.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>