diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6579d2bc..ae635455d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4</version>
+                <version>2.7</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>