diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 9b41f3d..9475da5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ lazy val catscript = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform, NativePlatform)
       "co.fs2"        %% "fs2-core"       % "3.10.2",
       "co.fs2"        %% "fs2-io"         % "3.10.2",
       "co.fs2"        %% "fs2-scodec"     % "3.10.2",
-      "org.scodec"    %% "scodec-bits"    % "1.2.0",
+      "org.scodec"    %% "scodec-bits"    % "1.2.4",
       "org.scodec" %% "scodec-core" % (if (scalaVersion.value.startsWith("2."))
                                          "1.11.10"
                                        else "2.3.0"),