diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d75820b..e5d604f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ the software.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1</version>
+                <version>2.7</version>
                 <scope>compile</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>