diff --git a/java-cloud-bom/release-note-generation/pom.xml b/java-cloud-bom/release-note-generation/pom.xml
index 6cc525ea6fc9..0c21b3bbd639 100644
--- a/java-cloud-bom/release-note-generation/pom.xml
+++ b/java-cloud-bom/release-note-generation/pom.xml
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@
 			<artifactId>maven-resolver-api</artifactId>
 			<version>1.6.3</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-			<version>1.11</version>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>