diff --git a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
index cf60f35..1c2a6b5 100644
--- a/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
+++ b/openecomp-be/backend/openecomp-sdc-security-util/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-      <version>1.11</version>
+      <version>${commons-codec}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>