diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 01d228c397..cd40331bbb 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   // subprojects
   class AkkaCoreProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, distPath) {
     val netty = "org.jboss.netty" % "netty" % "3.2.0.CR1" % "compile"
+    val commons_codec = "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.4" % "compile"
     val commons_io = "commons-io" % "commons-io" % "1.4" % "compile"
     val dispatch_json = "net.databinder" % "dispatch-json_2.8.0.RC3" % "0.7.4" % "compile"
     val dispatch_htdisttp = "net.databinder" % "dispatch-http_2.8.0.RC3" % "0.7.4" % "compile"