diff --git a/vertx-auth-htpasswd/pom.xml b/vertx-auth-htpasswd/pom.xml
index d357c362a..efc35d1ef 100644
--- a/vertx-auth-htpasswd/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-auth-htpasswd/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15</version>
+      <version>1.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>