diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations/pom.xml
index a7f75f37e2..17b8562caf 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-string-operations/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
-        <commons-codec.version>1.10</commons-codec.version>
+        <commons-codec.version>1.15</commons-codec.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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