--- /BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:22.186025475 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/BinaryCodec.java	2023-07-05 03:13:22.186025475 +0200
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     private static final int BIT_6 = 0x40;
 
     /** Mask for bit 7 of a byte. */
-    private static final int BIT_7 = 0x80;
+private static final  short  BIT_7 = 0x80;
 
     private static final int[] BITS = {BIT_0, BIT_1, BIT_2, BIT_3, BIT_4, BIT_5, BIT_6, BIT_7};
 
