diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d0e6df05..8ea20364 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>