diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8616ff18b..9eed8ceb5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ dependencies {
   runtimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.3' // postgresql jdbc driver required during runtime
 
   implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.16.1' // I/O functionalities
-  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.16.1' // needed by commons-compress
+  implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.17.0' // needed by commons-compress
   implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.1' // I/O functionalities
 }