diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index ed3cb6ce435c..cc256e015f55 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- web -->