diff --git a/code/common/db/build.gradle b/code/common/db/build.gradle
index 4f32b50d..f0fe081f 100644
--- a/code/common/db/build.gradle
+++ b/code/common/db/build.gradle
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/common/linkdb/build.gradle b/code/common/linkdb/build.gradle
index 1d6d34d0..b95743f6 100644
--- a/code/common/linkdb/build.gradle
+++ b/code/common/linkdb/build.gradle
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.mockito
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/common/service/build.gradle b/code/common/service/build.gradle
index 8cc9583e..4b2b4f1d 100644
--- a/code/common/service/build.gradle
+++ b/code/common/service/build.gradle
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation libs.bundles.mariadb
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/execution/build.gradle b/code/execution/build.gradle
index 8e17bfec..ae22f2ea 100644
--- a/code/execution/build.gradle
+++ b/code/execution/build.gradle
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.mockito
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/index/build.gradle b/code/index/build.gradle
index 007c7483..ad1d1000 100644
--- a/code/index/build.gradle
+++ b/code/index/build.gradle
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:array')
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/libraries/message-queue/build.gradle b/code/libraries/message-queue/build.gradle
index 2cfe41c1..c6ce03c9 100644
--- a/code/libraries/message-queue/build.gradle
+++ b/code/libraries/message-queue/build.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(':code:common:db')
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/processes/loading-process/build.gradle b/code/processes/loading-process/build.gradle
index 84c13ceb..0d9d51c1 100644
--- a/code/processes/loading-process/build.gradle
+++ b/code/processes/loading-process/build.gradle
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation libs.bundles.selenium
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/processes/website-adjacencies-calculator/build.gradle b/code/processes/website-adjacencies-calculator/build.gradle
index d983cf2d..37787b6a 100644
--- a/code/processes/website-adjacencies-calculator/build.gradle
+++ b/code/processes/website-adjacencies-calculator/build.gradle
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.mockito
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/services-application/api-service/build.gradle b/code/services-application/api-service/build.gradle
index 85de3320..0680f59e 100644
--- a/code/services-application/api-service/build.gradle
+++ b/code/services-application/api-service/build.gradle
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.bundles.junit
     testImplementation libs.mockito
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/services-application/search-service/build.gradle b/code/services-application/search-service/build.gradle
index e7a6bd66..998b7f26 100644
--- a/code/services-application/search-service/build.gradle
+++ b/code/services-application/search-service/build.gradle
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.mockito
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/services-core/control-service/build.gradle b/code/services-core/control-service/build.gradle
index c476ff10..3c7c5956 100644
--- a/code/services-core/control-service/build.gradle
+++ b/code/services-core/control-service/build.gradle
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.bundles.junit
     testImplementation libs.mockito
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')
diff --git a/code/services-core/executor-service/build.gradle b/code/services-core/executor-service/build.gradle
index 24af8dd9..2e7934bc 100644
--- a/code/services-core/executor-service/build.gradle
+++ b/code/services-core/executor-service/build.gradle
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation libs.mockito
 
     testImplementation platform('org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.17.4')
+    testImplementation libs.commons.codec
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:mariadb:1.17.4'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.17.4'
     testImplementation project(':code:libraries:test-helpers')