diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f60432b3b..4200119ee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>