diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
index b022eefed..add49ffd8 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18.0</version>
+            <version>1.23.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
index 590f3c7c9..64f99e98f 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-spring/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18.0</version>
+            <version>1.23.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>