diff --git a/asterix-bad/pom.xml b/asterix-bad/pom.xml
index 9c96e68..ede449a 100644
--- a/asterix-bad/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-bad/pom.xml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>