diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 850311c5f4..01d228c397 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
   class AkkaSampleSecurityProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends AkkaDefaultProject(info, deployPath) {
     val jsr311 = "javax.ws.rs" % "jsr311-api" % "1.1.1" % "compile"
     val jsr250 = "javax.annotation" % "jsr250-api" % "1.0" % "compile"
-    val commons_codec = "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.3" % "compile"
+    val commons_codec = "commons-codec" % "commons-codec" % "1.4" % "compile"
   }
 
   class AkkaSamplesParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) {