diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f815a309a..62b8ca99d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>