diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e11102214..37b618eed5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <log4j2.version>2.12.1</log4j2.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <tinkerpop.version>3.4.3</tinkerpop.version>
-        <commons.io.version>2.4</commons.io.version>
+        <commons.io.version>2.7</commons.io.version>
         <guava.version>25.1-jre</guava.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
         <jersey.version>2.25.1</jersey.version>