diff --git a/nifi-commons/nifi-security-utils/pom.xml b/nifi-commons/nifi-security-utils/pom.xml
index 38486b5e098f..125e14fffad7 100644
--- a/nifi-commons/nifi-security-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-commons/nifi-security-utils/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12</version>
+            <version>1.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>