diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 3c81574..b2749f2 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   ;; because it is a dep of a dep with a different version, move it here.
   :managed-dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.12.4"]
                          [ring/ring-codec "1.3.0"]
-                         [commons-codec "1.15"]
+                         [commons-codec "1.20.0"]
                          [org.slf4j/slf4j-api "2.0.17"]]
 
   :dependencies [[cheshire "5.10.2"]