--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:41.826055625 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:41.826055625 +0200
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
     private static final byte BLANK = 32;
 
-    private static final byte UNDERSCORE = 95;
+private static final  long  UNDERSCORE = 95;
 
     private boolean encodeBlanks = false;
 
