diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 098ab68..3127342 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.io-informatics.oss</groupId>