diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f4fbc243..e074ed9e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [versions]
 # libraries
 annotations = "26.0.2-1"
-codec4j = "0.2.0-beta.4"
+codec4j = "0.2.0-beta.5"
 gson = "2.13.2"
 jackson = "2.20.1"
 snakeyaml = "2.5"