diff --git a/contrib/pom.xml b/contrib/pom.xml
index 6c3e61d51..856cc44c5 100644
--- a/contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/contrib/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@
 			<artifactId>Java-WebSocket</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.2</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+			<version>1.16.1</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>