diff --git a/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml b/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
index 8371326b70..1fe3c30f26 100644
--- a/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/java-shared-dependencies/third-party-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <findbugs.version>3.0.2</findbugs.version>
     <jackson.version>2.18.2</jackson.version>
     <errorprone.version>2.36.0</errorprone.version>
-    <codec.version>1.17.2</codec.version>
+    <codec.version>1.18.0</codec.version>
     <httpcomponents.httpcore.version>4.4.16</httpcomponents.httpcore.version>
     <httpcomponents.httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpcomponents.httpclient.version>
     <!-- ensure checker-qual version matches what Guava uses -->