--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:22.070025477 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:22.074025478 +0200
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     private static final int BIT_5 = 0x20;
 
     /** Mask for bit 6 of a byte. */
-    private static final int BIT_6 = 0x40;
+private static final  short  BIT_6 = 0x40;
 
     /** Mask for bit 7 of a byte. */
     private static final int BIT_7 = 0x80;
