diff --git a/taverna-download-impl/pom.xml b/taverna-download-impl/pom.xml
index ff4c9ae..a1ee297 100644
--- a/taverna-download-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/taverna-download-impl/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7</version>
+			<version>${commons.codec.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<repositories>