diff --git a/buildSrc/version.properties b/buildSrc/version.properties
index 3feb92af3819c..b33e6de0255ce 100644
--- a/buildSrc/version.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/version.properties
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ httpclient        = 4.5.14
 httpcore          = 4.4.16
 httpasyncclient   = 4.1.5
 commonslogging    = 1.2
-commonscodec      = 1.15
-commonslang       = 3.13.0
+commonscodec      = 1.16.1
+commonslang       = 3.14.0
 commonscompress   = 1.26.0
 # plugin dependencies
 aws               = 2.20.55
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/rest/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/sniffer/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/analysis-phonetic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/crypto-kms/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-azure-classic/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-ec2/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/discovery-gce/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d0c2f2486ee1f..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-b7263237aa89c1f99b327197c41d0669707a462e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1 b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d783e07e40902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ingest-attachment/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1ed471194b02f2c6cb734a0cd6f6f107c673afae
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index d0c2f2486ee1f..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-b7263237aa89c1f99b327197c41d0669707a462e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d783e07e40902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-azure/licenses/commons-lang3-3.14.0.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1ed471194b02f2c6cb734a0cd6f6f107c673afae
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-gcs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-hdfs/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d99837b87e1..0000000000000
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.15.jar.sha1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-49d94806b6e3dc933dacbd8acb0fdbab8ebd1e5d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1 b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b8803089c6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/repository-s3/licenses/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar.sha1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+47bd4d333fba53406f6c6c51884ddbca435c8862
\ No newline at end of file