diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 18326e7..6e883d9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lazy val recryptSettings = Seq(
     "org.typelevel" %% "discipline-scalatest" % "2.3.0" %"test",
     ) ++ Seq( // Core dependencies.
     "org.typelevel" %% "spire" % "0.17.0",
-    "org.scodec" %% "scodec-bits" % "1.2.0",
+    "org.scodec" %% "scodec-bits" % "1.2.1",
     "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "3.5.4",
   ),
   //Release configuration