diff --git a/hippo4j-common/pom.xml b/hippo4j-common/pom.xml
index 72573701..16e75d6f 100644
--- a/hippo4j-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hippo4j-common/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>