diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 755bf4e..79a654d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
+      <version>2.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>