diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c700d21..a6905831 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
   <dependency>
    <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-   <version>2.1</version>
+   <version>2.7</version>
   </dependency>
   <!-- ************************************************* -->
   <!-- -->